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Using Arcgis Desktop: The Search Results

When performing a search in ArcGIS Desktop, search results are saved in the Search Results folder and any matching items are added as shortcuts. These shortcuts can then be used to preview or access the underlying item. The search criteria and results can be modified by right clicking the search and selecting Properties. ArcCatalog allows you to organize geographic data into workspaces and manage these workspaces and contained datasets. New workspaces are created by right clicking a folder and selecting New > Folder, and datasets can then be added or created within the new workspace. Workspaces and datasets can be managed by right clicking and selecting options to copy, delete, rename or move.

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Using Arcgis Desktop: The Search Results

When performing a search in ArcGIS Desktop, search results are saved in the Search Results folder and any matching items are added as shortcuts. These shortcuts can then be used to preview or access the underlying item. The search criteria and results can be modified by right clicking the search and selecting Properties. ArcCatalog allows you to organize geographic data into workspaces and manage these workspaces and contained datasets. New workspaces are created by right clicking a folder and selecting New > Folder, and datasets can then be added or created within the new workspace. Workspaces and datasets can be managed by right clicking and selecting options to copy, delete, rename or move.

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Using ArcGIS Desktop

When you click Find Now in the Search dialog box, your search is saved in the Search Results folder and automatically
selected in the Catalog tree. When an item is found that matches your search criteria, a shortcut to that item is added
to the Search Results list. Once youve found the item that you want to use, you can work with the shortcut as if you
were working with the item itself. You can preview the items data and metadata in the appropriate tabs. You can drag
and drop a shortcut onto a map or an ArcToolbox tool. When you delete a shortcut you delete the shortcut itself, not the
actual item.
To select the actual item in the Catalog tree, right-click the
shortcut and click Go To Target.

The search
results

Right-click a shortcut
to access the items
Properties dialog box.

You can delete or rename searches the same way you would delete or rename any other item in ArcCatalog. To see the
criteria for a search, select it and select the metadata tab. To rerun a search, or to modify the criteria and then rerun it,
right-click the search and click Propertiesthat opens the Search dialog box.
Right-click the search name in the
Catalog tree and click Properties
to open the search so you can
modify or rerun it.

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2 Geographic Data Management

Organizing your data with ArcCatalog


ArcCatalog lets you organize your datasets in workspaces, manage datasets and workspaces, and manage how the data
is displayed in the Catalog tree.

Creating a new workspace

Right-click any existing folder in the Catalog tree to add a new folder. You can then create new datasets in the
workspace, or copy them in from other locations. You can also add subfolders to further organize your data.

To create a new workspace, right-click an entry in the


Catalog tree, select New, and click Folder. A folder
is added under the entry, with the default name New
Foldertype over the name to rename it.

Right-click the new workspace to add subfolders or to create new GIS datasets
in the workspace.

Managing workspaces and datasets

Right-click a workspace or dataset to copy, delete, or rename it (when you delete a workspace, all its contents are also
deleted). To move a workspace, simply drag it to a new location.

Right-click a workspace or dataset to rename, copy, or delete it.

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