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ArcPad Tools for ArcView GIS 3.x
IN THIS CHAPTER
• Installing the ArcPad Tools
extension
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ArcPad Tools is an extension to ArcView GIS 3.2 or 3.3 that provides tools
for preparing your data for use with ArcPad. The extension includes tools to:
• Export ArcView GIS 3.x theme legend symbology to ArcPad layer files.
• The ArcPad Tools
• Create subsets of large datasets and, if necessary, convert the data to
shapefiles.
• Preparing your data for ArcPad
• Create a screenshot of the view.
• Exporting symbology
• Provide a summary of the data and symbology fonts used by the active
view.
• Creating a screenshot of the view
• Create an ArcPad map.
• Creating an ArcPad map
• Pack shapefiles.
• Using the Summary tool
• Change the codepage for the current ArcView GIS project.
• Packing shapefiles
• Changing the project codepage
The ArcPad Tools for ArcView GIS 3.x extension does not include all of the
tools that may be needed for data preparation. Projecting your data can be
done using the ArcView GIS 3.x Projection Utility, while custom data input
forms can be created using ArcPad Studio, which is included with the
ArcPad Application Builder. The ArcPad Tools for ArcView GIS 3.x
extension is a sample extension for data preparation. The ArcView GIS
project and Avenue™ source scripts for the extension are included with
ArcPad for you to customize and incorporate them into your own ArcView
GIS data preparation application or extension.
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