Use the Layout tab to create a text component for a label style.
From the Create Component list , click to create a new text component.
Specifies the name of the text component.
The default name, such as “Text.1,” is the component name with a numeric increment. If the text component exists in a parent label style, then the name cannot be edited.
Specifies whether the text component is visible in the label style.
Specifies whether the component is displayed in Tag Mode, Label Mode, or both. Select a mode on the General tab in the Label Style Composer.
Specifies a reference object for positioning the text component. You can select <Feature> (which is the object being labeled) or another existing label component.
Specifies the location on the Anchor Component where the text component is attached.
Specifies whether the label style component should span outside segments.
Specifies the content of the text component. When a text component is first created, displays “Label Text” by default.
Click the Value column, and then click to open the Text Component Editor dialog box where you can create and edit the label content.
Specifies the plotted height for text. Enter a positive value greater than zero.
Specifies the angle for the text component. Enter a positive or negative value, or click to select an angle in the drawing.
The angle direction is always counterclockwise, and the zero (0) direction is determined by the anchor component type.
If the text component is anchored to a feature, then the zero direction is determined in relation to the following Orientation Reference settings on the General tab:
If the text component is anchored to... |
then the zero angle is measured... |
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another text component, a block component, tick component |
along the component’s zero angle. |
line component or vertex arrow component |
from the start of the line to the end of the line. |
Specifies the location on the text component that is attached to the anchor point. Attachment points are calculated based on a rectangle that encompasses the text, the size of which is determined by including the Gap value specified in the Border category. The following illustration shows text attachment points:
Specifies the offset distance between the attachment point and the anchor point in the X direction (zero angle direction).
The X direction is determined by the object to which the text component is anchored. If the text component is anchored to the label insertion point, then the X direction is determined in relation to the following Orientation Reference settings on the General tab:
Specifies the offset distance between the attachment point and the anchor point in the Y direction, which is 90 degrees counterclockwise to the X direction.
Specifies whether text is drawn along a curve for curve label styles.
Specifies whether the border is visible.
Specifies the shape of the border.
The radius used to create a rounded rectangle is calculated by adding the gap value and half the overall text height (including descending, subscript, and superscript characters).
Specifies the distance between the border and text. The Gap is still applied if Border Visibility is set to False.
Specifies whether a mask is applied to the component using the border shape and size.