What is a shapefile?
Shapefile file extensions
Creating a new shapefile
Creating a new dBASE table
Working with fields in shapefiles by adding a field in ArcCatalog
Working with fields in shapefiles by adding a field in ArcMap
Working with fields in shapefiles by deleting a field in ArcCatalog
Working with fields in shapefiles by deleting a field in ArcMap
Modifying indexes in shapefiles by indexing an attribute
Modifying indexes in shapefiles by adding a spatial index
Modifying indexes in shapefiles by updating a spatial index
Fundamentals of a shapefile's coordinate system
Defining a shapefile's coordinate system by selecting an existing coordinate system
Defining a shapefile's coordinate system by importing a coordinate system
Defining a shapefile's coordinate system by specifying a new geographic coordinate system
Defining a shapefile's coordinate system by specifying a new projected coordinate system
Defining a shapefile's coordinate system by modifying a coordinate system's parameters
Defining a shapefile's coordinate system by saving a coordinate system to a file
How to salvage a corrupt shapefile
Geoprocessing considerations for shapefile output