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What is an annotation feature?
An annotation feature class contains a collection of one or more text symbols that you define. Every time you create a new annotation feature, you assign it one of these predefined symbols. The symbol contains properties that describe how the annotation feature is drawn, such as font, size, and color.
How do you annotate labels in Arcpro?
To draw the unplaced annotation, right-click the annotation feature class in the Contents pane and click Symbology to open the Symbology pane. Then check the Draw unplaced annotation check box to draw the annotation using the specified color.
What happens when you change a label to an annotation?
About converting labels to annotation. Then, if you move the feature, the annotation (label) moves with it; if you delete the feature, the annotation is also deleted; and if you change the attribute of the feature that the annotation is based on, the text of the annotation changes.
When to convert labels to annotation in geodatabase?
When converting labels to annotation, you need to decide whether to create standard or feature-linked annotation features. Storing feature-linked annotation in a geodatabase creates a relationship between the annotation and the feature it annotates. Then, if you move the feature, the annotation moves with it.
How to create a feature-linked annotation feature class?
There are two ways to create a feature-linked annotation feature class. First, you can create one in ArcCatalog or the Catalog window. If you are creating feature data, create a feature class, then create a feature-linked annotation feature class linked to your new feature class.
How are labels converted to annotation in ArcMap?
When you convert labels to annotation and specify a new storage location (so that ArcMap creates a new annotation group or annotation feature class for you), the annotation reference scale for the new group or feature class is taken from the data frame reference scale if it is nonzero.