Managing the labels

The Label tab on the layer's Properties window contains the label sets associated with that layer. For more information about labels see Labelling shapes and Opening a properties dialog box from the Maps tab.

If you are making modifications to individual labels with the intention of printing a map, switch Focus to Map View mode before beginning your edits. To switch to Map View mode, on the View menu, click Map View Mode.

  1. To display the labels in the View Pane, click in the Visible column beside the label set that you want to show. To hide the labels, click to clear the check mark.
  2. To make the labels selectable in the View Pane, click in the Selectable column beside the label set that you want.
  3. To add a new label set, click Add New. For more information, see Adding labels to a layer.
  4. To modify existing labels, click Modify. For more information, see Changing labels.
  5. To remove a label set, select the layer under Label Name and click Delete.
  6. Click OK.
Parent topic: Labelling shapes
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