Nudging representations and annotation

Available with Production Mapping license.

You can move, or nudge, cartographic features such as representations and annotations by a distance of 10 pixels. The nudge representation or annotation tools allow you to move features to the right, left, top, or bottom. Nudging a representation creates a shape override.

1. Start ArcMap.
2. If necessary, load data with representations or annotation into ArcMap.
3. On the main menu, click Customize > Toolbars > Production Cartography Editing.
4. On the main menu, click Customize > Toolbars > Production Editing.
5. Click the Production Start Editing button on the Production Editing toolbar.

   Note:

   The Manage Features and Create Attributes, Update Attributes, or Metadata Attributes windows automatically appear when you start an edit session using the Production Start Editing tool.

   Tip:

   If the Create Attributes, Update Attributes, or Metadata Attributes window does not appear when you start an edit session, click the Show/Hide Attributes button on the Manage Features window.

6. Select a representation or annotation feature.

   Tip:

   You can select multiple features or a mix of annotation and representation features.

7. Click one of the nudge representation or annotation tools to move the selected features.

   To nudge the representation or annotation to the right	Click the Nudge Right Representation Or Annotation button on the Production Cartography Editing toolbar. Tip: You can also press CTRL+SHIFT+L to nudge the representation or annotation to the right.
   To nudge the representation or annotation to the left	Click the Nudge Left Representation Or Annotation button on the Production Cartography Editing toolbar. Tip: You can also press CTRL+SHIFT+J to nudge the representation or annotation to the left.
   To nudge the representation or annotation up	Click the Nudge Up Representation Or Annotation button on the Production Cartography Editing toolbar. Tip: You can also press CTRL+SHIFT+I to nudge the representation or annotation up.
   To nudge the representation or annotation down	Click the Nudge Down Representation Or Annotation button on the Production Cartography Editing toolbar. Tip: You can also press CTRL+SHIFT+K to nudge the representation or annotation down.

   The samples below illustrate representation and annotation features before and after using the nudge representation or annotation tools.

   

   Representation before nudge

   

   Representation after nudge

   

   Annotation before nudge

   

   Annotation after nudge