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How to place a label outside a polygon?
To place a label outside a polygon feature, either check the May place label outside polygon boundary check box or specify an offset placement position, and the label will be offset from the polygon boundary outside the feature.
How to offset labels from polygon boundaries in ArcGIS?
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 . Type a default distance. This is the minimum distance at which the label will be offset. Click the Units drop-down arrow and choose the units with which the offset will be measured.
How do you label a layer in Maplex?
Enable the Maplex Label Engine . 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. Although the steps are the same, the dialog boxes for point, line, and polygon layers differ.
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 do you put labels on polygons in ArcGIS?
Optionally, check the Place label at fixed position within polygon check box. This option is only available with the horizontal and straight label placement styles. Optionally, click the Options button and check the Avoid holes in polygons check box. This option is only available with the horizontal, straight, and curved label placement styles.
Where do you place a label in Maplex?
The Maplex Label Engine offers the following types of polygon placement positions: Horizontal—Places the label horizontally inside the polygon. See the top left image below. Straight—Places the label linearly inside the polygon.
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.
When to put a label on a boundary?
Allow single sided boundary labeling—This option allows a label to be placed on the polygon boundary if there is not an adjacent polygon. Centered position on line—This option is only available when the Allow single sided boundary labeling check box is checked.
How to label a polygon in Maplex label Engine?
The Maplex Label Engine’s Boundary Placement style places labels around the polygon, within its perimeter, usually matching labels of adjoining polygons. You can specify a repetition interval to repeat the label along the length of the boundary and specify an offset distance from the boundary to place the label.
Can You label the boundary of a polygon hole?
Allow boundary labeling of polygon holes—This option allows a label to be placed along the boundary of a polygon hole where there is an interior polygon. It is checked by default. To label a polygon hole where there is no interior polygon, the Allow single sided boundary labeling option must also be checked.