Geography Reference
In-Depth Information
Click again the “What's This” tool. Now click it again and read about the tool itself.
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Try using
Shift-F1 on a content menu item by first moving the cursor down to View > Refresh, and then
pressing Shift-F1. Read the box.
Getting Instant Help for a Tool or Command
(for ArcGIS Desktop version 10.1)
As you have seen previously, when you “mouse over” a tool, icon, or command you get a description from
a ToolTip. In version 10.1 this capability substitutes for the What's This tool, which is no longer available.
The Help System and Documentation
Not only is it unlikely that you will ever learn all of ArcGIS, you may not even learn all there is to know
about the Help system. You should make a major effort, however, because whatever question you may
have about the system probably has an answer somewhere in Help. There is an immense amount of
information available. However, finding it can seem somewhat like a scavenger hunt.
2.
Launch ArcCatalog. On the ArcCatalog Main menu click Help. Pick About ArcCatalog. From the
first line you can tell what version of ArcCatalog you are running: ________. From the second
line, if it is not blank you can determine what, if any, service packs are installed. From the third
line, you can find out the License Type: ________________. The Esri Web site is: _____________
__________________________. Click OK.
3.
For ArcGIS Desktop 10.0: Place the cursor in the right pane and click. Press F1. A window
opens named ArcGIS 10 Help. Click GIS glossary and you will be served up with definitions of
GIS terms that reside locally with your software. It is extensive. To access its search capability,
press Ctrl-F to bring up a Find window. Find “geodataset”. What is the glossary text entry for
this term?___________________________________________________________________________
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Dismiss the GIS glossary.
For ArcGIS Desktop 10.1: The glossary is no longer supported. Instead you can go on the
Internet and point your browser at
From there you can select the Esri Online GIS Dictionary. Search for “geodataset”. What is the
text entry for this term?_________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
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The reference to the Table Of Contents has to do with ArcMap, which you explore in detail in the next chapter.
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