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Welcome to ArcGIS Desktop Help
Copyright information
GIS Dictionary
What's new in ArcGIS Desktop 9.1
What was new in ArcGIS Desktop 9.0
Getting started
Desktop Administration
ArcCatalog
Getting started with ArcCatalog
An overview of ArcCatalog
Starting ArcCatalog
Browsing through the Catalog
What's in the Catalog?
Repositioning the Catalog tree
Stopping ArcCatalog
Building the Catalog
About folders and file types
Managing folder connections
Geodatabases and their contents
Creating and accessing geodatabases
Creating spatial database connections
Adding OLE DB connections
About GIS servers and services
Connecting to GIS servers
Working with database connections
Hiding folders and items
Changing a data format's properties
Working with file types
Managing the Catalog's contents
Exploring an item's geography
Exploring the values in a table
Working with metadata
Searching for items
Working with maps and layers
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
An overview of geoprocessing
Getting started with geoprocessing
An overview of geoprocessing in ArcGIS
Introducing geoprocessing methods
Working with data
Results from running tools
Saving and loading geoprocessing settings
Keeping track of geoprocessing operations
Sharing your geoprocessing work
Working with toolboxes
Working with toolsets and tools
Specifying environment settings
Using the Command Line window
Introducing model building
Using the ModelBuilder window
Geoprocessing tool reference
Building a geodatabase
Editing in ArcMap
Geocoding
Linear referencing
Map projections
Writing geoprocessing scripts
Customizing the user interface
About customizing the user interface
Basic user interface elements
Saving your customizations
Hiding and showing toolbars
Creating custom toolbars
Changing a toolbar's or menu's contents
Changing a command's appearance
Creating shortcut keys
Setting toolbar options
Creating, editing, and running macros
Creating custom commands with VBA and UIControls
Adding custom commands and toolbars from .dlls
Updating the ArcID module
Locking customization, documents, and templates
Changing VBA security
Sample VBA code
Customize commands available in ArcMap
Customize commands available in ArcCatalog
Migrating from ArcView GIS 3 to ArcView 9
Comparing ArcView GIS 3 to ArcView 9
ArcView terminology
ArcView GIS extensions at 9
Importing an ArcView GIS 3 project into ArcMap
Importing an ArcView GIS 3 legend into ArcMap
Working with tables in ArcView 9
New features and functionality beyond ArcView GIS 3
ArcView 9 and the geodatabase
ArcView 9 import tools
Migrating from ArcInfo Workstation to ArcGIS Desktop
ESRI Data & Maps
Extensions
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
ArcGIS Developer Help