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1. From the Start menu, launch ArcGIS Pro.
2. When ArcGIS Pro opens, under the 'New' section, click the Map template.
3. In the 'Create a New Project' window, for Name, type "Intro".
4. For Location, click the Browse... button to the right.
5. In the 'New Project Location' window, click Computer in the left column and click Desktop in the right column and click OK.
   
   
   
   
6. In the 'Create a New Project' Window, click OK.
7. Maximize the ArcGIS Pro application window

Managing GIS Data

The full layout of the software will be covered in the Introduction to ArcGIS Pro short course. For now, all you will be using is the Catalog pane along the far right side of the application window.

1. In the Catalog pane, under the Folders section,   click the arrow to expand Folders > Intro > Intro.gdb. 

You will notice there is currently no data in the Intro project geodatabase that was automatically created when you created the Intro project. Over the next few steps,

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you will import the data

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you downloaded online from the Downloads folder to

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your project geodatabase.

Connecting to a folder

1. In the Catalog pane, right-click Folders and select Add Folder Connection.
2. In the left column, click Computer. In the right column, single click on Downloads'Add Folder Connection' window, click Computer in the left column and single-click Downloads in the right column. Click OK.
3. In the Catalog pane, expand Downloads.
4. Fully expand all folders and geodatabases in the Downloads folder.
5. Your 'Folders' directory should look like the and ensure it looks as shown below.
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Importing and Exporting Data in the Project Geodatabase

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