1. TPC Desktop 2017 Line Label Formatting

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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)

6. 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)

7. 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)

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

9. 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)

10. 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

11. 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 [[ ]]

12. Questions and Answers
How do you add a label annotation to the Legend? – Right-click in the legend and Append Text Item to Legend
How do you reverse direction labels? – Traverse Drawing Settings or Modify Objects | Reverse Label for individual labels
What happens when a user modifies a line label? – TPC sets a flag saying that the user has modified that particular object so that TPC won’t change it later (see video)
How did you add area labels to the lot traverses? – Traverse Drawing Settings, Lot Labels tab
How do you access Traverse Drawing Settings? – Right-click anything being drawn by the traverse and choose Traverse Drawing Settings or Double-click anything being drawn by the traverse
How do you turn leaders on and off? – Traverse Drawing Settings, Reset Modified Attributes, Modify Objects | Leader On/Off
Can you change line and curve table numbers to start at something other than 1? – No, we will add it to our suggestion list
Can you add the apostrophe to the line labels for distance? – Use Drawing Settings
How do you create curved text? – Label a curve or a drawn arc and then edit the label (see video)
Can we label contour lines at the end of the line rather than in the middle of the line? – No, we will add it to our suggestion list
When will TPC Desktop 2018 be released? – Early January, 2018

13. 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