adding long text annotations to features in arcmap

#ADDING LONG TEXT ANNOTATIONS TO FEATURES IN ARCMAP LICENSE#

You will receive a warning if these scales do not match, and you will not be able to proceed until they match.

When converting to an existing annotation feature class, ensure that the current map scale (or data frame reference scale, if set) matches the reference scale of the existing feature class.

Zoom to the scale at which you will normally view the annotation regardless of whether you'll view it in ArcMap or on a hard-copy map.

Add the data to your map that will help you determine the best size, placement, and appearance of the labels you want to convert to annotation.

If you encounter issues with memory usage while converting labels to annotation, only convert the labels within the displayed extent or use the Tiled Labels To Annotation tool to convert labels to annotation for layers in a map document based on a polygon index layer. To correct this problem, either select a different annotation storage location or change the data frame reference scale or map scale. For your labels to be properly converted to annotation at the same size and position, there must be a match between the data frame reference scale (or current map scale if a reference scale is not set) and the annotation reference scale. This warning message asks you if you want to choose a different storage location.

When you convert labels to annotation and specify an existing annotation group or annotation feature class as the storage location, ArcMap will display a warning message if the annotation reference scale does not match either the data frame reference scale (if nonzero) or current map scale (if the data frame reference scale equals zero).

If the data frame reference scale equals zero, the annotation reference scale for the new group or feature class is taken from the current map scale.

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.

For this, the following logic is employed:

The annotation reference scale-This is the scale at which text in an annotation group or geodatabase annotation feature class appears on the screen at its symbol size.Īnnotation is created to have the same size and position as the labels you convert.The data frame reference scale-This is the scale at which feature symbology, dynamic labels, and data frame graphics appear on the screen at their specified symbol size.The current map scale-This scale appears in the Scale box on the Standard toolbar in ArcMap.You need to set scale and label properties carefully, as they determine the size, position, and appearance of the new annotation.īefore converting labels to annotation, pay attention to the following three scales: Once converted, you can optionally display a list of all the unplaced labels that are now unplaced annotation and interactively place them on your map. You can convert into a new annotation group or feature class or add to an existing one-except converting to feature-linked annotation always creates a new annotation feature class.

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You need an ArcGIS Desktop Standard or ArcGIS Desktop Advanced license to convert to feature-linked 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. Storing feature-linked annotation in a geodatabase creates a relationship between the annotation and the feature it annotates. If you choose geodatabase annotation, you also need to decide whether to create standard or feature-linked annotation features. Geodatabase annotation is stored as an annotation feature class in a geodatabase. You can convert the labels to an annotation group from any layer with a geodatabase, coverage, shapefile, or CAD feature class data source. Map document annotation is stored in an annotation group within the map document. When you convert labels to annotation, the main choice is whether to store the annotation in a map document or in a geodatabase.

Adding long text annotations to features in arcmap