To Label Features

Add labels to associate text with features on feature layers. When you print and publish maps, the text in labels looks the same way in the output as it does on the screen.

To label features

1. In Display Manager select the feature layer to label.
2. Do one of the following:
   • Click Style tab Style panel angle-arrow .
   • Click Style in the Display Manager menu area.
   • Double-click the icon to the left of the layer name in the Display Manager.
   • Right-click the layer and click Edit Style.
3. Click the box under Feature Label.
4. In the Style Label dialog box, for Size Context, specify the type of units and then select the appropriate Units.
   • Select Device Space to specify symbol widths and heights in screen units.
   • Select Map Space to specify symbol widths and heights in map units.
5. Click Add Label to add elements to the label.
6. For Text Content, select a property as the source of the label text, or select Expression to define an expression.
7. For a text element, use the style options below the graphical area to specify the font, size, style, alignment, and spacing for the selected element in the label.
8. Under Select Symbol, select MText or Plain Text to create a text element. Select a graphical symbol to create a symbol element.
9. For a symbol element, use the style options below the graphical area to specify the graphical symbol to use and its fill, outline style, line color, size, and rotation.
10. For linear features, expand the Advanced settings and specify Fixed to show labels at fixed locations relative to the feature. Select Repeat to repeat the label at intervals along the feature.
11. For point features, expand the Advanced settings and do any of the following:
    • For Label Position, specify whether to place labels alongside their referencing point (Next To Feature) or to superimpose labels on the referencing point (On Top Of Feature).
    • If you selected On Top Of Feature for Label Positioning, you can specify vertical and horizontal offsets to control the anchor point for the label relative to its referencing point.
12. Click OK in the Style Label dialog box and close the Style Editor to see the results.