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Configuring the formatting options

Available with Production Mapping license.

The Format tab on the Annotation Properties window controls general formatting options for the selected annotation component. You can set these options within this tab:

  • Absolute Value—The absolute numeric value is displayed. Even if the value is negative, the minus sign is not displayed.
  • Annotation Weight—Determines the priority of one piece of annotation text over another. Takes any number that indicates when two or more annotation features share the same point; the one with the lower value is be removed.
  • Delimiting Character(s)—Characters that precede the annotation. Any specified character string can be entered. This text string is then displayed between each group in the specified style.
    Note:

    The delimiting characters and decimal places options defined on this tab determine the specific decimal place location for each style's annotation groups on the Anno General tab.

  • Decimal Places—The number of digits to display after the decimal. If a numeric style is chosen, the number of decimal places can be specified.
  • Prefix—Allows a character string to be entered and a symbol assigned before the first annotation grouping.
  • Suffix—Allows a character string to be entered and a symbol assigned after the last annotation grouping.
  1. Start ArcMap.
  2. On the main menu, click Customize > Toolbars > Production Cartography to add the Production Cartography toolbar.
  3. Click the Grids and Graticules Designer window button Grids and Graticules Designer window on the Production Cartography toolbar.
  4. Create or load a grid that has annotation.
  5. Expand nodes in the Grid tree view until you find an annotation node.
  6. Double-click the annotation node.

    The Annotation Properties

  7. Click the Format tab.
    Annotation Properties Format tab
  8. If necessary, check the Absolute Value check box.
  9. If necessary, click the Annotation Weight drop-down arrow or type a value in the field.
  10. If necessary, type a character string in the Delimiting Characters text box.
  11. If necessary, type the number of digits to display after the decimal in the Decimal Places/Precision text box.
  12. If necessary, type a prefix in the Prefix text box.
  13. If necessary, type a suffix in the Suffix text box.
  14. If necessary, choose a symbol for the prefix and suffix.

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