Using ArcCatalog

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A relative path specifies the location of the data used by
the layer relative to the location of the layer file on disk.
Since relative paths don’t contain drive names, they let
you continue using the layer even after moving or
renaming the Yellowstone folder, without having to
repair the layer.
7. Right-click the vegetation type layer and click
Properties.
8. Click the Joins & Relates tab in the Layer Properties
dialog box.
9. Click the Add button next to the Joins list.
10. Click the first dropdown arrow to specify what you
want to join to this layer, then click Join attributes from a
table.
11. Under step 1, click the dropdown arrow and click the
CODE attribute.
12. Under step 2, click the Browse button.
13. Navigate to the Yellowstone folder, click the vegtype
table, and click Add.
14. Under step 3, click the dropdown arrow and click the
VEGTYPE column.
15. Click OK in the Join Data dialog box. The vegtype table
is added to the list of tables that have been joined to the
coverage.
16. Click Yes to create an index.
17. Click the Symbology tab.
18. Click Categories in the Show list.
19. Click the Value Field dropdown arrow and click
vegtype.TYPE.
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