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Tips from the Toolshed

"Tips from the Toolshed" is a collection of helpful hints featuring Toolkit procedures, guidelines, and answers to frequently-asked questions. Information is provided by the Montana NRCS Customer Service Toolkit (CST) coordinator, information technology specialists, Area ArcGIS and CST Specialists and experienced Toolkit users.

"Tips from the Toolshed" Helpful Hints Related to ArcGIS
Title Date
How to Create an Ownership Map (Instructions for the Novice Toolkit and ArcGIS User) October 2009 New!
Creating an Ownership Map (Abbreviated Instructions for the Advanced User) October 2009 New!
Creating Inset Maps October 2009 New!
Soil Data Viewer for ArcMap 9.2 June 2008
Using the “Go To XY” Tool in ArcGIS 9.2 April 2008
Saving the Map Layout to a .PDF Document in Toolkit SP-4 April 2008
Adding a UTM Grid to a Plan Map September 2007
Center Pivot Tool Limitations in SP-3 February 2007
Clipping Soils by Field Using the Soils Map/Inventory Tool in SP-3 February 2007
Creating Polylines from Polygons February 2006
Creating GeoTIFF Screen Shots of Large Images in ArcMap 8.3 April 2007
Improving Performance of ArcMap and AutoCad February 2007
Suggested Tracking Method for Attributing Multiple Fields December 2005
Suspending Snapping in ArcMap February 2007
Using the Query Builder as a Section Locator February 2006

"Tips from the Toolshed" Helpful Hints Relating to Customer Service Toolkit
Title Date
Creating a Plan Map for a New Customer November 2005
Overview of the Customer Folder Management Tools in SP-3 February 2007
Quick Reference for Importing and Creating a Plan Map with Legacy PLU Shapefiles December 2005
Use of the Cyberfarmer and Legacy Link Tools December 2005

"Tips from the Toolshed" Helpful Hints Relating to GPS and Garmin
Title Date
Resolving Projection Issues When Downloading Garmin Data to DNR Garmin 5.3.2 for ArcMap 9.2 June 2008

"Tips from the Toolshed" Miscellaneous Helpful Hints
Title Date
Introduction to Toolkit SP-4 and ArcGIS 9.2 February 2008
NetMeeting Setup and Use Instructions December 2005
Compressing Photos Using Microsoft Picture Manager August 2007

 

Last Modified: 10/15/2009