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Viewing metadata from the Catalog window

Look at an item's metadata to see if it has the data you need to add to your map.

  1. Right-click the item whose metadata you want to see.
  2. Click Item Description.

    The Item Description dialog box opens. The item's metadata is displayed on the Description tab.

    You can view an item's metadata in the Item Description dialog box.

Once the Item Description window is open and the Description tab is selected, if you click another item in the Catalog window, you'll see its metadata immediately.

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  • About viewing metadata
  • Viewing metadata from ArcCatalog
  • Viewing metadata from the Table of Contents
  • Printing metadata
  • A quick tour of creating and editing metadata
  • Choosing a metadata style

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