To Create Label Styles for Lines, Curves, and Polylines

1. In Toolspace, on the Settings tab, expand the GeneralLabel Styles collection.
2. Right-click the Line or Curve collection and click New.
3. Use the tabs on the Label Style Composer to set up the label style.
   Note: From the Layout tab, you can add or edit label components to include the overall length of lines and polylines and the total area of polylines. Follow the steps in To Add Text Components to Labels and use the General Overall Length and General Overall Area properties.
4. If you have multiple components in the label style, be sure to specify appropriate Anchor Points and Attachment Points so the components do not overlap. You can use the Preview window to check the label layout.

Note: Specify the default layer for Line and Curve labels on the Layers tab of the Drawing Settings dialog box. You can also change the layer of these labels by using the AutoCAD Properties palette (right-click label and select Label Properties or Properties). Polylines use Line label styles for straight segments and Curve label styles for curved segments. You can set up the Line and Curve label styles to label the total length and area of polylines by using the “Overall” label properties.