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Size Context
Select Device Space to specify label widths and heights in screen units.
Available units are Points, Inches, Millimeters, or Centimeters.
Select Map Space to specify label widths and heights in Mapping Coordinate
System (MCS) units. Available units are Inches, Feet, Yards, Miles,
Millimeters, Centimeters, Meters, and Kilometers.
Units
Select the type of units to use.
Size
Enter the text size or specify the size using an expression.
For more information, see
Using the Expression Builder (page 1555).
Format
To apply bold, italic, or underlining, click one or more of the Format options.
Text Color
Select a text color.
Background Style
Select one of the following background styles:
■ Ghosted: Draws an opaque border around each character. Use
Background Color to specify a color for the outline.
■ Opaque: Draws a background behind the labels. They are displayed as
rectangles with text inside. Use Background Color to specify a color for
the rectangles.
■ Transparent: No background is applied to the labels, which are displayed
only as text on the map.
Background Color
For Ghosted and Opaque background styles, click a color in the Background
Color list.
Horizontal Alignment
Horizontal alignment is available for point layers with fixed labels instead
of symbols.
Vertical Alignment
Vertical alignment is available for labels on polyline layers.
Select one of the available positions or select a layer property that contains
alignment information for each feature.
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