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NOTE This functionality is for drawing objects only. To add annotation to
geospatial features, see
Adding Labels to Features (page 1091).
The Annotation Refresh operation has two options:
Strings Only
Re-evaluate any expression-based text in the annotation, but change nothing
else.
Full Annotation
Re-evaluate any expression-based text in the annotation, as well as other
properties of the annotation, such as the insertion point or the layer on
which the annotation resides.
Annotation Text dialog box
Use this dialog box to specify each text element in an annotation template,
and set its entity properties and text options.
To define an annotation template (page 192)
To change an annotation template (page 196)
At the Command prompt, enter mapanntext.
NOTE This functionality is for drawing objects only. To add annotation to
geospatial features, see
Adding Labels to Features (page 1091).
Attribute
Tag
Enter a name for the annotation text object.
Value
Enter the content of the annotation text. Click to specify an expression.
Object Properties
Layer
Select the layer for the annotation text. Click to specify an expression.
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