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How to place labels outside polygons in ArcGIS?
Click the Label Manager button on the Labeling toolbar. Check the check box next to the layer you want to label. Choose a label class under the layer. Click the Properties button. Check the May place label outside polygon boundary check box. Optionally, set a label offset and a preferred external zone for placement.
How to offset labels from polygon boundaries in Excel?
Click the Label Manager button on the Labeling toolbar. Check the check box next to the layer you want to label. Choose a label class under the layer. Click the Properties button. Click Label Offset .
Where do the labels go in Maplex label Engine?
There are several Maplex Label Engine label position options for polygons. By default, polygon labels are placed horizontally within polygons. You can also place labels along the medial axis or following the general curvature of the polygon. Any of these interior label placements can be repeated throughout the feature.
How to set the label offset from the boundary?
In using the Maplex Label Engine to set the label offset, you can control the distance the label is placed from the boundary of the feature.
How is a label Expression limited in ArcGIS?
A label expression is limited to a single line of code unless you check the Advanced box on the Label Expression dialog box. Checking the Advanced box allows you to enter a function containing programming logic and spanning multiple lines of code. Field values are automatically cast to text strings.
Where do you place labels on a polygon in Maplex?
There are several Maplex Label Engine label position options for polygons. By default, polygon labels are placed horizontally within polygons. You can also place labels along the medial axis or following the general curvature of the polygon.
How to add integer fields to an expression in ArcGIS?
The examples below add two integer fields: Click the Label Manager button on the Labeling toolbar. Click a label class in the Label Classes list. Click the Expression button. Choose a language on the Parser menu. Type a Python, VBScript, or JScript expression.
What kind of polygons are in a parcel?
Some polygons contain other polygon features; for example, parcel polygons may contain buildings, or lakes may contain islands. You can set polygon labels to avoid polygons that are contained within the polygon. Other polygons are shaped in a long, skinny fashion, for example, river polygons.