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NOTE The text layer uses expressions to generate text features from corresponding
entries in the data store (which you can view using the
Data Table (page 2059)).
Most users need not modify these expressions, though they offer advanced
capabilities for specific uses.
Tell me more
Video
Show me how to create a text layer and
add text.
Show me how to edit text on a text layer.
Show me how to rotate text.
Procedure
To create a text layer (page 1110)
To add text to a text layer (page 1114)
To style a text layer (page 1112)
GIS Skill
Add a text layer and edit text
Tutorial
Tutorial: Annotating Your Map
Related topics
Annotating with AutoCAD Text Ob-
jects (page 1119)
Adding Labels to Features (page 1091)
Annotating Drawing Objects (page 1100)
To create a text layer
1 In the
Display Manager (page 2060), click Data New Text Layer.
2 In the Choose Spatial Database File dialog box, provide a name and
location for the SDF file that will store the layer information. Click Save.
NOTE If you specify an existing file, the new layer overwrites the existing
layer.
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