How to label a feature in arc gis

1. How to Label a Feature
Prof. Dr. Sajid Rashid Ahmad
sajidpu@yahoo.com
Atiqa Ijaz Khan _ Demonstrator
atiqa_ss09@yahoo.com

2. Step by Step Procedure
• Right click the feature file and Open Layer Properties.
• Go to Labels Tab.
• Check the Label feature in this layer.
• Select the Label field name.
• One can change text, through Text symbol option:
• Font
• Color
• Size
• One can access the Label option through Context Menu, if above mentioned
process is previously done.
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1-click
access to
label
features

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under Layer
Properties
Check to
Label the
features
Change the
font and size

5. Exploring the Labeling Options
• Few of the labeling options available are:
• Placement Properties:
• Showing the options how to place the labels upon the features.
• Scale Range:
• To restrict at which scale, the labels are to be shown or not.
• Label Style Selector:
• To change the font, style size, color etc.
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Placement
Properties
3 labels are omitted.!

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For Line
For Point

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Scale Range
Labels are shown at scale of 1:100,000 or beyond

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Label Style
Selector

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Labeling Tool-Bar and its function