Labeling by Specific Feature
You can create custom maps that are only labeled with the
specific features that you want to display, while ignoring all other
features. The labels can be displayed in
your choice of font size, font style, and font color, and you can even choose
the placement of the labels so that there are no overlapping labels on the
map. The procedure is not difficult to
master. Just follow these steps.
1. Zoom in on a small section of the map that
you want to custom annotate.
2. Open the Feature
Finder, and select the feature type of
interest. All features within that
selected group will be highlighted in green on the map.
3. Next, place a check in the Label Selections
Box, and click on the desired map feature.
As you can see in the following example, the label is quite large, due
to the high zoom ratio.
4. To change the fonts, click Customize Label,
to open the Label Dialog. Use the arrows
to make changes to the Typeface and Fonts Sizes.
5. To change font colors, click Set Text Color,
to open the Color Dialog. Select or
define a new color, and click OK.
6. You also have the option to decide where you
want to place the label in relation to the feature, by using the Set Feature
Label Position. Next, click Apply to
Current Label, to put the changes into effect.
7. To label other features, repeat the
procedure. If you wish, you can click Save
Settings on Exit. The label setting will
be applied to all subsequent labels you create.
8. After your labeling is completed, choose
<No Selection> on the Feature Finder.
This will remove any highlighted vector lines from your map, prior to
printing. Custom
Labeling can be done on vector maps as well as texture maps.
Deleting a Custom Label
If you
want to delete a label that you already created, click on that map feature, and
uncheck Label Selected Feature.
