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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
Getting started
Desktop Administration
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
Customizing the user interface
Migrating from ArcView GIS 3 to ArcView 9
Migrating from ArcInfo Workstation to ArcGIS Desktop
ESRI Data & Maps
Extensions
3D Analyst
ArcScan
ArcGIS Data Interoperability extension
Business Analyst
About ArcGIS Business Analyst
Business Analyst toolbar

Using the Business Analyst toolbar

Site prospecting on the map using the Site Prospecting tool

Site prospecting using the Site Prospecting tool context menu

Site prospecting using the ArcMap Find tool

Dynamic Ring Analysis tool

Using the Business Analyst quick-start tutorial

Identify Business tool
Organizing your work and creating a study area

Creating a My Output Data folder on a different drive

Virtual versus defined study areas

Using ZIP codes

Creating a study area from a map

Choosing a study area from a list

Using the entire United States

Clipping all your data so it only includes the study area

Using a currently selected shape on the map

Selecting subgeographies inside an existing study area

Using a simple ring

Using the current map extent

Managing existing study areas

Renaming or modifying a study area

Deleting a study area
Adding data to Business Analyst

Adding data to your map

Adding customers or stores from tabular data to your study area

Adding stores as tabular data to your study area

Adding customers or stores from map-ready data

Creating an empty customer or store layer

Entering customer or store addresses manually

Adding customer or store data containing x,y coordinates

Analysis layer setup

Adding business listings

Adding an Excel table

Importing a Business Analyst add-on datapack

Setting field visiblity

Managing existing customer or store layers

Substituting your own terms for customers and stores
Trade areas - customer data required
Trade areas - no customer data required
Trade areas - geography level based
Trade areas - store prospecting
Monitor and manage trade areas

Creating the Monitor Trade Areas trade area using Measure Cannibalization

Creating the Monitor Trade Areas trade area using Track Trade Area Change

Managing existing trade areas
Analysis

Customer prospecting and profiling

Performing an analysis using customer prospecting

Desire lines

Performing an analysis using desire lines

Performing an analysis using Find Similar

Mean Store Center

Using mean store center

Spatial overlay

Using spatial overlay

Managing existing analyses
Modeling
Working with maps
Tools

Remove trade area overlap

Create grids

Using Dissolve by Attribute

Spatial overlay tool

Find similar

Market Ranking report

Site prospecting
Finding a route
Reports and batch tasks
Setting Business Analyst preferences
The Business Analyst 9.1 Iimporter
Data descriptions
Business Analyst tools reference
Geostatistical Analyst
Maplex
Military Analyst
Getting started with Military Analyst
Data Management
Coordinate tool
Terrain Analysis tools
Geodesy tools
The conversion tools
MA catalog wireframe symbology
Military Analyst in ArcGlobe
Military Analyst tools reference

An overview of the Military Analyst toolbox
Military Overlay Editor
Getting started with MOLE
MOLE geodatabases
Adding MOLE symbols in ArcMap
Controlling the MOLE display
Using MOLE with other ESRI products
Network Analyst
Publisher
Spatial Analyst
Survey Analyst
Tracking Analyst
Getting more help

Using this Help system

Getting help within the applications

Contacting Technical Support

Support for users located outside the United States

Accessing ESRI Software Training

Using the GIS Dictionary
Help for developers