Displaying Fixed Labels at Point Locations

If exact placement of labels is important, disable the point style and place fixed labels at feature locations.

Note:

Fixed labels are always displayed, even if they obscure other labels or features. While feature labels are drawn after all layer features have been drawn, fixed labels are drawn according to the draw order of their layer within a map, and may be obscured by features from other layers.

To place labels at points

Open the layer to edit by doing one of the following:
- Create a new layer.
- Double-click an existing layer.
- Click the layer’s tab if the layer is already open.
For information about creating a new layer, see Creating New Resources. For information about associating a data resource with a new layer, see Specifying the Data Resource for a Layer.
In the Style pane of the Layer Editor, under Scale Ranges, select the scale range to style.
For more information about scale ranges, see Understanding Scale Ranges.
In the Point Style area for the selected scale range, select the Labels Are Fixed (Not Dynamic) checkbox.
In the Point Style area for the selected scale range, for Style Of The Geometry, click […].
To remove the point symbol, in the Style Point dialog box, clear the Style a Point Symbol checkbox.
In the Point Style area for the selected scale range, for Feature Label, click […].
To turn on and style the label, in the Style Label dialog box, select the Style checkbox.
Specify label text and style.
For more information about feature labels, see Adding Labels to Features.
Use the Horizontal Alignment and Vertical Alignment lists to specify the position of the label relative to the feature.
You can select one of the available positions or select a layer property that contains alignment information for each feature. The alignment values in the property must be specified as follows:
- Horizontal: Left, Center, or Right.
- Vertical: Baseline, Bottom, Capline, Halfline, or Top.
Click File menu Save.