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ArcMap is the former flagship application of ArcGIS Desktop and the tag for that (arcgis-desktop) should also be added for any questions about its GUI

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Does ArcMap 10 have a command line switch that is roughly equivalent to Visual Studio's /Saf...

ArcMap does not have such a command line switch. There are very few command line switches for ArcMap. …
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ArcMap Caching Character Problem

If you are caching with an optimized map service and see a difference between the cache and what you see in ArcMap, this could be because of differences between the way font fallback is handled. …
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Programmatically determine ArcGIS Layer(*.lyr) file version

Once a layer file is loaded, it is the current version as opening upgrades it. The DocumentVersion property exists solely to set a version for save back to a prior version with the LayerFile class. …
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How to force polygons to the bottom, without compromizing drawing speed?

The default mode for symbol level drawing puts each symbol it a separate level and that can slow down drawing. If you really need just one symbol drawn first and the others in any order, use the "Adv …
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Convert Embeded Graphics to Simple Graphics, ArcGIS

Use the Convert Graphics to Features command to convert them to either ;point, line, polygon, or annotation features.
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Is the order in which ArcMap loads Extensions, Toolbars and Commands defined?

I'd recommend reading the "About extensions" topic in Extending ArcObjects | ESRI Developer Network (Wayback Machine link) which covers just-in-time extension loading. Ideally all extensions should …
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Which interfaces/classes do I use to access the highlighted rows in an ArcMap attribute table?

Highlighting is not exposed in the API. Sorry that I don't have a better answer than that.
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How can I apply symbology from two layers to one feature class with common features using Ar...

I'd recommend exporting the symbols to a style via the "Export Map Styles..." command from the customize dialog (Customize menu > Customize mode > Commands tab > Tools category). This command will ex …
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Filling in all Donut Polygons using ArcMap

The Eliminate Polygon Part tool in ArcGIS 10 can drop interior parts and do it based on conditions like area etc. See the tool description here
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ArcMap Natural Breaks Classification

By default, ArcGIS samples for classification by taking the first 10,000 records. This can be changed in the classification dialog by increasing the number of records used. For information on the imp …
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How to use python to turn a .dbf into a shapefile

This can't be done in Python. See the following help document for code examples of how to do this: http://resources.esri.com/help/9.3/arcgisdesktop/dotnet/9ce6663f-1e34-4e84-923a-0d8f671ec730.htm
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Changing Data Frame display units in ArcMap?

Check ArcMap Options > Data View and see if the option "Use these units instead of the data frame's Display units" is set. …
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Measuring distance between points in ArcMap - what coordinate system to use?

The coordinates look like degrees decimal-minutes. You'll need to convert them to decimal degrees to import them as WGS84. Do this in excel and then add the table to ArcGIS as an Excel table. Then …
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Automate converting labels to annotation in ArcMap at multiple scales?

If you're using ArcGIS 10, you should be looking at the Tiled Labels To Annotation tool. This tool does what you're looking for (you may need to modify your input extents to have a scale field if the …
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how does arcmap calculate scalebar inside a WGS84 layout?

It is the scale at the equator.
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