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Welcome to ArcGIS Desktop Help
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GIS Dictionary
What's new in ArcGIS Desktop 9.1
What was new in ArcGIS Desktop 9.0
Welcome to ArcGIS Desktop 9.0
What's new in ArcMap: other changes in version 9.0

Quick ArcMap tips and tricks

What's new in ArcMap: Geoprocessing

What's new in ArcMap: Printing maps

What's new in ArcMap: Table of contents

What's new in ArcMap: Map documents

What's new in ArcMap: Data frames

What's new in ArcMap: Layers

What's new in ArcMap: Group layers

What's new in ArcMap: Selection

What's new in ArcMap: Tables

What's new in ArcMap: Identify tool

What's new in ArcMap: Symbology

What's new in ArcMap: Elements

What's new in ArcMap: Editing

What's new in ArcMap: Internet data

What's new in ArcMap: Linear referencing

What's new in ArcMap: GPS support

What's new in ArcMap: Miscellaneous
What's new in ArcCatalog: other changes in version 9.0

What's new in ArcCatalog: General

What's new in ArcCatalog: Data conversion tools

What's new in ArcCatalog: Internet data

What's new in ArcCatalog: Metadata
What's new in ArcGIS Desktop extensions in version 9.0
Getting started
Desktop Administration
ArcCatalog
Getting started with ArcCatalog
Building the Catalog
Managing the Catalog's contents
Exploring an item's geography

Previewing an item's geographic data

Exploring data in Geography view

Creating thumbnails
Exploring the values in a table
Working with metadata
Searching for items
Working with maps and layers

About maps, layers, and graphs

Opening a map from ArcCatalog

Adding data to maps

Creating a layer

Creating a group layer

Repairing the data sources in a layer

Joining attributes to the layer's data
Working with shapefiles
Working with CAD data

About CAD data

Defining a coordinate system for CAD data

Supported AutoCAD entities and MicroStation elements
Working with coverages
Working with rasters in ArcCatalog
ArcMap
ArcReader
Geoprocessing in the ArcGIS environment
Geoprocessing tool reference
Building a geodatabase
Editing in ArcMap
Geocoding
Linear referencing
Map projections
Writing geoprocessing scripts
Getting started with writing geoprocessing scripts
Accessing tools within a geoprocessing script
Batch processing with geoprocessing scripts
Messaging and script tools

About geoprocessing script messages

Using AMLs with script tools
Data properties and access when scripting
Scripting Object: Properties and methods

IGPDispatch object

Geoprocessor programming model
Properties and Methods

AddError method

AddMessage method

AddReturnMessage method

AddToolbox method

AddWarning method

CheckExtension method

CheckInExtension method

CheckOutExtension method

CheckProduct method

Command method

CopyParameter method

CreateObject method

Describe method

Exists method

GetMessage method

GetMessages method

GetParameter method

GetParameterAsText method

GetReturnCode method

GetSeverity method

GetSystemEnvironment method

InsertCursor method

ListDatasets method

ListEnvironments method

ListFeatureClasses method

ListFields method

ListIndexes method

ListRasters method

ListTables method

ListToolboxes method

ListTools method

ListWorkspaces method

MaxSeverity property

MessageCount property

OverWriteOutput method

ParameterCount property

ParseFieldName method

ParseTableName method

ProductInfo method

QualifyFieldName method

QualifyTableName method

RefreshCatalog method

RemoveToolbox method

SearchCursor method

SetParameter method

SetParameterAsText method

SetProduct method

TemporaryMapLayers property

TestSchemaLock method

Toolbox property

UpdateCursor method

Usage method

ValidateFieldName method

ValidateTableName method
Customizing the user interface
Migrating from ArcView GIS 3 to ArcView 9
Migrating from ArcInfo Workstation to ArcGIS Desktop

Getting started migrating from ArcInfo Workstation

Creating your ArcInfo Workstation migration plan

Phase 1: Requirements prior to migration from ArcInfo Workstation

Phase 2: Designing the geodatabase when migrating from ArcInfo Workstation

Phase 3: Migrating ArcInfo Workstation data

Phase 4: Migrating ArcInfo Workstation processes
ESRI Data & Maps
Extensions
Getting more help
Help for developers