Labels are the numbers positioned on the grid lines that show the Northings and Eastings for a grid. You can change the look of the numbers and adjust the position of Northings and Eastings relative to the grid lines.
- In the Grid Properties window, click the Label tab.
- In the Easting Placement area, enable any of the check boxes to indicate where you want the label to be positioned in reference to the lines on the x-axis. UR represents upper right, UL represents upper left, LR represents lower right, and LL represents lower left.
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Enter a value representing the space between the label and the y-axis as the label moves along the x-axis in the Horizontal Offset spin box.
If you want to have both the horizontal offset and vertical offset the same distance from the lines, enable the Keep equal check box and skip step 4. -
Enter a value representing the space between the label and the x-axis as the label moves along the y-axis in the Vertical Offset spin box.
- In the Northing Placement area, enable any of the check boxes to indicate where you want the label to be positioned in reference to the lines on the y-axis. UR represents upper right, UL represents upper left, LR represents lower right, and LL represents lower left.
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Enter a value representing the space between the label and the y-axis as the label moves along the x-axis in the Horizontal Offset spin box.
If you want to have both the horizontal offset and vertical offset the same distance from the lines, enable the Keep equal check box and skip step 7. -
Enter a value representing the space between the label and the x-axis as the label moves along the y-axis in the Vertical Offset spin box.
- In the Appearance area, click the Style button and create a left-aligned style for the text (see Selecting a style).
- Choose a format that represents how you want the labels to appear from the Format list box.
- Click OK.