Customizing ArcGIS
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Customizing ArcGIS
Why learn customization?
• Make the software suit your preferences
• Automate repetitive tasks
• Use tools from other sources
• Increase the power of the software
• Looks great on a resumé
Customization “levels”
• Project-specific – saved to the .mxd
• Profile/installation-specific – saved to the normal template (normal.mxt)
• Extensions – Windows dll (need a compiler to create these)
Normal template vs. mxd
• Normal.mxt is stored in your user directory C:\Documents and settings\chrisg\Application Data\ESRI\ArcMap\Templates\
• Anything saved in normal.mxt is available in all projects
• Anything saved in the .mxd is only available in that project
• It’s important to make sure you’re saving customizations where you want them!
Online sources
• http://arcscripts.esri.com
• http://support.esri.com
• http://lists.directionsmag.com/discussion/
• http://edn.esri.com