Setting the chart lead properties

Before creating the chart leads, properties like Layer Name, From Field, and To Field need to be set in the Chart Leads pane on the Production Properties dialog box.

Steps:

1. Start ArcMap.
2. On the main menu, click Customize > Production > Production Properties.

   The Production Properties dialog box appears.

3. Click the Chart Leads pane.
4. Click the cell next to Layer Name, click the drop-down arrow that appears, and choose the layer in the map for which you want to create chart leads.
   Note:

   To create chart leads for multiple data frames, the layer selected in this dialog box must exist in the other data frames and have the same name.

5. Click the cell next to From Field, click the drop-down arrow that appears, then choose the field that contains the text for the from attribute.
6. Click the cell next to To Field, click the drop-down arrow that appears, then choose the field that contains the text for the to attribute.
7. Click the cell next to Map Orientation, click the down-down arrow that appears, then choose an option for the orientation of the map.
   • Standard (North Is Top)—Text along three sides is placed facing in; text on the bottom side is placed facing out.
   • North Is Left—Text along three sides is placed facing in; text on the right side is placed facing out.
   • North Is Right—Text along three sides is placed facing in; text on the left side is placed facing out.
   • North Is Bottom—Text along three sides is placed facing in; text on the top side is placed facing out.
8. Click the cell next to Offset Distance and type a value to offset the lead from the edge of the data frame.
9. Click the cell next to Offset Units, click the down-down arrow that appears, then choose the unit of measure.
10. Click the cell next to Text Symbol, click the ellipsis button (...) that appears, then modify the symbol properties.
11. Click OK.