To Work With Masking the Background of a Label Style Component

To mask the background of a label style component

1. In the Label Style Composer dialog box, click the Layout tab.
2. Select a Text or Referenced Text component from the Component Name list.
3. Under Border, change the Background Mask property to True.
4. Configure the other Borders settings to adjust the mask and border size and shape.
5. Adjust the label component Draw Order as needed.

   Any label component that is drawn before the mask may be covered if it is within the mask boundary.

To set the background mask setting for surface contour labels in AutoCAD Properties

1. In the drawing, right-click a surface contour label and select Properties.
2. Do one of the following:
   • In the AutoCAD Properties palette, under Labels change the Masking property to From Label Style. This sets the contour label to the label background mask setting from the assigned label style.
   • Under Labels, change the Masking property to Contour Line Only.