TPC Desktop 2017 Line Label Formatting

Agenda Why the Change? Line Label Formatting Basics Above / Below / Inside / Outside Formatting Labels for Specific Functions Label Offsets Word Spacing Auto vs. Stacked vs. Aligned / Orientation Saving and Recalling Settings Examples Questions and Answers Resources

Why the Change? The Way it Used to Be Above / Below / Inside / Outside Single / Split Manually Edit Labels for Record Data or Other Information Manually Edited Labels Do Not Update with Data Changes The Way it is Now On / Off Checkboxes Auto / Aligned / Stacked Unlimited Labelling Options Record Data Prefixes / Suffixes No Manual Editing Needed Labels Update with Data Changes More Flexibility and Automation

Line Label Formatting Basics Turn Distance / Direction / Grade On or Off Set Style to Auto / Stacked / Aligned Choose Format Label for Specific Label Settings Save Settings / Recall Settings for Ongoing Use Formatting Line Labels – Sneak Peek (4:14) Formatting Labels Help Topic Style - Auto, Stacked or Aligned (9:12) Label Style Help Topic

Above / Below / Inside / Outside / Line Break Use | to Specify Above and Below (Above | Below) Use ^ to Specify Outside and Inside (Outside ^ Inside) Use \ for Line Breaks Use ~ for Word Spacing Make sure that Use Drawing Formats is turned Off Inside vs. Outside Labels (2:29)

Formatting Labels for Specific Functions Using the Single Quote ( ‘ ) Adding Text to a Label Adding Prefixes and Suffixes Formatting Line Labels for Record Data – Part 1 (8:23) Formatting Line Labels for Record Data – Part 2 (8:48)

Label Offsets Drawing Settings Provides Default Offsets Add Additional Label Offset Distance in Label Format Formatting Line Labels for Record Data – Part 1 (8:23) Formatting Line Labels for Record Data – Part 2 (8:48)

Word Spacing Drawing Settings Provides Default Word Spacing Add Additional Word Spacing in Label Format

Auto vs. Stacked vs. Aligned / Orientation Allow TPC to Set How Labels Are Drawn Hard-wire All Labels the Same Set Orientation for Stacked Labels in Label Format Perpendicular Parallel Horizontal Vertical Auto, Stacked or Aligned (9:12) Stacked Label Orientation (6:20)

Saving and Recalling Settings Set Everything Up the Way You Want One Time Save the Settings with an Appropriate Name Recall the Settings Many Times Update the Settings Any Time

Examples Property Lines Property Lines Aligned Inside/Outside Property Lines Auto Above Calc. Property Lines Inside/Outside Field Measured Property Lines Inside/Outside Perpendicular Property Lines Stacked Parallel Record [ ] Record [[ ]]

Questions and Answers Please add directional arrows to aligned labels – It is in our list and we hope to have it soon Please explain the options on the Advanced tab – See video and help topic How do you turn off a leader when you don’t want it? – Reset Modified Attributes or Modify Object | Leader Off/On Please add curved leaders – Coming in TPC 2018 R0 How can I print individual points from a list? – Add Points to Traverse or Append to Report View How do you manually label a curved line? – See video How do you add label information to a legend? – Right-click the Legend and Append Text Item to Legend When will the next update be released? – January, 2018

Resources TPC Learning Center – Over 300 videos TPC Desktop Learning Guides – Accessible via the Tasks Manager What’s New in the TPC Learning Center Version History on the TPC Support Page Technical Support Options – Are available on the Support page at traverse-pc.com A recording of this seminar will be available for download