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NOTE To use the label point, choose the .LABELPT dot variable in the Define Text
dialog box when you create the Property Alteration definition in the Define Query
Of Attached Drawings dialog box.
NOTE This functionality applies only to drawing objects. For information on
labelling geospatial feature data, see
Adding Labels to Features (page 1091).
See also:
■
Adding Text to Queried Drawing Objects (page 1276)
■ Overview of Queries (page 1235)
■ Executing Queries (page 1288)
■ Altering Properties Using Object Properties (page 1264)
■ Altering Object Properties Using Object Data (page 1267)
■ Altering Object Properties Using Linked Data (page 1269)
■ Filling Queried Drawing Objects with a Hatch Pattern (page 1281)
■ Changing the Color of Blocks (page 1284)
■ Modifying a Property Alteration Definition (page 1285)
To define the label point for a drawing object
NOTE This procedure applies only to drawing objects. For information on labelling
geospatial feature data, see
To label features (page 1093).
1 Click Annotate tab ➤ Map Annotation panel ➤ Define Text Location.
2 Select the object.
3 Click the place on the object where you want to locate the label point.
To use this label point as the text insertion point during a property alteration
(page 1278), choose LABELPT as the insert point.
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