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Unit Six: Labels. Review Adding Text to Maps Labels Annotation Text Annotation & Graphics Labeling Label and Annotation Appearance Scale Formatting. In this unit…. Review. The appearance of features is often keyed to attribute table values. The legend reflects those values. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Unit Six: LabelsUnit Six: LabelsIn this unit…In this unit…
ReviewReviewAdding Text to MapsAdding Text to Maps
LabelsLabelsAnnotationAnnotation
Text Annotation & Text Annotation & GraphicsGraphicsLabelingLabelingLabel and Annotation Label and Annotation AppearanceAppearance
ScaleScaleFormattingFormatting
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► The appearance of features is often The appearance of features is often keyed to attribute table values.keyed to attribute table values.
ReviewReview
► The legend The legend reflects those reflects those values.values.
► We can add We can add text to maps text to maps that is also that is also keyed to the keyed to the attribute data.attribute data.
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There are two ways to add text to maps…There are two ways to add text to maps…
Adding Text to MapsAdding Text to Maps
► ““LabelsLabels”” Use data from attribute values to label featuresUse data from attribute values to label features Remain connected to the dataRemain connected to the data Are sometimes Are sometimes notnot editable editable Can be dynamically placed on many features at onceCan be dynamically placed on many features at once Can be automatically turned “off” & “on” based on scaleCan be automatically turned “off” & “on” based on scale Applies to ALL features in a layer Applies to ALL features in a layer (or to single features only (or to single features only
when using the Label Tool)when using the Label Tool)
► ““AnnotationAnnotation”” Not related to attribute data i.e. can be entered as textNot related to attribute data i.e. can be entered as text May also be created from any number of labelsMay also be created from any number of labels Always editableAlways editable Stored either in the map document, or in a special type of Stored either in the map document, or in a special type of
database (geodatabase)database (geodatabase) Used to create fewer text objects – titles, notes, or a few Used to create fewer text objects – titles, notes, or a few
feature descriptionsfeature descriptions
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Annotation & GraphicsAnnotation & GraphicsSimple AnnotationSimple Annotation – adding simple text – adding simple text
1.1. Use the Text Tool Use the Text Tool dropdown to select a dropdown to select a stylestyle
2.2. Click the map where Click the map where the text will be located.the text will be located.
3.3. Type the text into the Type the text into the resulting dialog boxresulting dialog box
► Bonus: Callout styles Bonus: Callout styles are editable!are editable!
TextText (not Label) (not Label) SettingsSettings
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Annotation & GraphicsAnnotation & GraphicsNot-So-Simple AnnotationNot-So-Simple Annotation – using a label tool to create annotation – using a label tool to create annotation directly from attributes.directly from attributes.
1.1. Use the Text Tool Use the Text Tool dropdown to select the dropdown to select the Label ToolLabel Tool
2.2. Select the behavior you Select the behavior you want for the labelswant for the labels
3.3. Click the feature where Click the feature where you want the annotationyou want the annotation
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Annotation & GraphicsAnnotation & GraphicsSimple AnnotationSimple Annotation – Text properties – Text properties
Right-click on any text object to gain access to the object’s context menu. (or dbl-click to get properties)(or dbl-click to get properties)
Two tabs
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►Label properties are set Label properties are set somewhere else somewhere else
(in the Layer Properties dialog).(in the Layer Properties dialog).
Annotation & Graphic Annotation & Graphic AppearanceAppearance
Graphics Graphics – – Supplement Labels and AnnotationSupplement Labels and Annotation
► Graphics are a Graphics are a context: use right-context: use right-click menus.click menus.
► ……but graphics but graphics properties can be properties can be changed more changed more quickly from the quickly from the Draw Tool Bar.Draw Tool Bar.
Create graphics Create graphics using the Graphics using the Graphics
ToolTool
Tool Bar is un-Tool Bar is un-dockable (if you need dockable (if you need
to see other to see other formatting options at formatting options at
bar’s end)bar’s end)
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LabelingLabelingPrior Prior to to LabelsLabels
Indicate the Indicate the field(s) where the field(s) where the label values are label values are
found.found.
Indicate the Indicate the field(s) where the field(s) where the label values are label values are
found.found.
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LabelingLabelingLabels: Labels: a a totogggglele andand a p a processrocess……
► Labels are a toggle: either Labels are a toggle: either all onall on or or all offall off. .
► ……but if you want to label a subset of features which are too many for the but if you want to label a subset of features which are too many for the label tool, it requires a series of steps.label tool, it requires a series of steps.
Remember: labels are different than text Remember: labels are different than text annotations … we won’t have to enter any annotations … we won’t have to enter any values because they are retrieved from the values because they are retrieved from the Attribute TableAttribute Table
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LabelingLabelingLabelsLabelsA toggle!A toggle!
Note the Note the selected selected
features… features… they are they are
labeled along labeled along with all the with all the rest of the rest of the
layer’s layer’s features.features.
Note the Note the selected selected
features… features… they are they are
labeled along labeled along with all the with all the rest of the rest of the
layer’s layer’s features.features.
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Label AppearanceLabel Appearance
Font & Font & ColorColor
Font & Font & ColorColor
Formatting/ScaleFormatting/ScaleLayer Properties – Again!Layer Properties – Again!
placement
placementsc
ale
range
scale
range
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Your turn…Your turn…
Chapter 6: Step 1 through ENDChapter 6: Step 1 through END