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NOTE Annotation templates are for drawing objects only. To label geospatial
features, see
Adding Labels to Features (page 1091).
To define an annotation template
1 Click Annotate tab ➤ Map Annotation panel ➤ Define Template.
2 In the Define Annotation Template dialog box (page 1572), click New.
You can change the other settings in this dialog box later in the procedure.
3 In the New Annotation Template Name dialog box (page 1576), type a name
for the template, and click OK.
The ribbon changes to show the Block Editor tab. You use the Block Editor
to define the annotation template, which is a special type of block.
4 Click Block Editor tab ➤ Annotation panel ➤ Edit Annotation Text
Then press Enter to create a new annotation tag.
A single annotation template can contain multiple tags, as well as graphic
elements.
5 In the
Annotation Text dialog box (page 1570), specify the text to include
in this annotation tag.
■ For Attribute, enter a Tag name and Value for the annotation text.
For the value, enter static text or click
to use the Expression
Chooser to specify an expression whose value varies depending on
the object being annotated.
The Expression Chooser lists the properties, object data, block
attributes, and other data associated with the current drawing.
NOTE Each tag name must be unique within the template.
■ Specify the Object Properties and Text Options for the annotation
text.
For most of the options, you can choose a static value from the
dropdown list or specify an expression that is evaluated against the
object when you insert the annotation.
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