An overview of working with text
Common text-related tasks
Converting labels to annotation
Formatting tags available in ArcMap
Essential labeling concepts
A quick tour of the Labeling toolbar
Using the Label Manager
The Labeling Summary dialog box
About the general label settings
Using the general label settings to set the unplaced label color
Using the general label settings to rotate labels with the data frame
Using the general label settings to set the orientation of vertical labels
About displaying labels
Using label classes to label features from the same layer differently
Building label classes from symbology classes
Changing the appearance of labels by changing the label symbol
Changing the appearance of labels by choosing a label style
About specifying text for labels
Building label expressions
Positioning labels with the Standard Label Engine
Setting label placement properties
Placing overlapping labels
Working with duplicate labels
Working with the Maplex Label Engine
Prioritizing labels
Weighting labels and features
Setting scale ranges for label classes
Essential annotation and graphic text concepts
Displaying geodatabase annotation
Displaying CAD and VPF annotation
Displaying coverage and SDE 3 annotation
Using pseudo items to display coverage annotation
What are dimensions?
About adding new text to a map
Adding text at a point
Adding text along a curved line
Adding text with a callout box and leader line
Adding text that flows within a graphic
Adding text associated with a single feature with the text string derived from a feature attribute
Adding text to the data frame in layout view
Adding text to the layout
Editing a text string
Changing the font, color, or size of text
About text formatting tags
Adding formatted text to map document annotation or graphic text
Editing formatted text
Adding mixed-format text to legend descriptions
About organizing annotation into groups
Creating an annotation group
Associating an annotation group with a layer
Setting the active annotation target
Using cut and paste to move text between annotation groups
Managing annotation groups
A comparison of annotation groups vs. geodatabase annotation