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Welcome to ArcGIS Desktop Help
Copyright information
Acknowledgements
GIS Dictionary
What's new in ArcGIS
Getting started
Map projections and coordinate systems
Getting started with map projections
Geographic coordinate systems
Projected coordinate systems
Geographic transformations
Supported map projections
Vertical coordinate systems
Mapping and visualization
An overview of mapping and visualization
Using ArcMap
Working with layers

Adding layers to a map

Adding a layer package to your map

Adding x,y coordinate data as a layer

Changing a layer's drawing order

Changing a layer's text description

Setting layer properties

Managing group layers

Saving a layer to disk

Copying layers

Displaying layers at certain scales

Displaying a subset of features in a layer

Repairing broken data links

Viewing a layer's metadata in ArcMap

Setting HTML pop-up properties for feature layers
Navigating and interacting with maps
Adding graphics and text to maps
Symbolizing data
Animation
Getting started with animation

An overview of animation

Sample animation videos

An overview of the Animation toolbar

Adding the Animation toolbar

How to animate data

Animation tutorial exercises
Animation concepts
Building animations
Playing animations
Editing animations
Saving, exporting, and loading animations

About saving, exporting, and loading animations

Saving the ArcGIS application document

Saving an animation file

Exporting an animation to a video file

Publishing and using animation files in ArcReader

Loading an animation file

FAQs for exporting animations
Common animation work flows
Using cartographic representations
Getting started with representations
Representation concepts
Working with representations

Managing feature class representations

Working with representations in a versioned environment

Managing the geometry editing behavior setting

Working with feature class representations

Working with feature representations

Working with representation rules

Working with symbol layers

Working with marker placement styles

Working with geometric effects

Organizing representation rules with styles

Working with the Marker Editor

Working with free representations
Editing feature representations

An overview of editing feature representations

Understanding the Representation Properties window

Selecting feature representations

Modifying representation properties

Removing feature representation overrides

Moving feature representations

Reshaping feature representations

Resizing feature representations

Rotating feature representations

Erasing feature representations

Making feature representations invisible

Masking feature representations

Working with representation vertices

Working with Bezier curves in representations

Working with representation control points
Page layout and map composition
Working with graphs and reports
Working with web maps in ArcGIS
Publishing optimized map services in ArcGIS
Editing and data compilation
Tables and attribute information
Geoprocessing

What is geoprocessing?

A whirlwind tour of geoprocessing

Geoprocessing tools

Geoprocessing framework

Frequently Asked Questions about geoprocessing
Fundamental tool concepts
Using geoprocessing tools
Automating your work with models
Automating your work with scripts

An overview of writing geoprocessing scripts
Getting started with writing geoprocessing scripts
Accessing tools within a geoprocessing script
Creating script tools
Batch processing with geoprocessing scripts
Data properties and access when scripting
Working with AMLs
Scripting object: Properties and Methods
Geoprocessing environments
Documenting tools and toolboxes
Sharing tools and toolboxes
Geoprocessing with ArcGIS Server
Keeping track of geoprocessing history
Advanced modeling through simulations
Geoprocessing tool reference
Geodatabases and ArcSDE
Data management with ArcCatalog
Image and raster data management
Data support in ArcGIS
Extensions
Geocoding and address management
Linear referencing
Network analysis
Mobile GIS
Interoperability and standards support
Customizing and developing with ArcGIS
Guide to data that comes with ArcGIS
Licensing and desktop administration
GIS Servers and services