Easily view Metadata in ArcMap

[DavidHaines]

There's no easy way to Metadata in ArcMap.  You have to go to Catalog and click on the metadata tab.  Should be easier than that for the casual user.

[Robert_LeClair]

This can be done in ArcMap 10.  In the TOC, right click on the layer of interest and select Data -> View Item Description.  With "core" (i.e. before SP 1 for ArcGIS 10), there's a bug NIM059008 that caused the launch of the Item Description to fail.  The workaround can be accessed at:  http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/9171-bug-viewing-metadata-in-ag-10  Once you install the workaround, you can access metadata in ArcMap without the need of Catalog if you wish.

Regards,

Robert LeClair
Esri-Denver

[JurajKrumpolec]

Metadata information could be right in Layer Properties.