For larger fonts, you may want to decrease the leading even more. I usually use a default line spacing of -2 for all map labels. In the Label Class pane, change Line spacing to -2. Text on a map almost always benefits from condensed line spacing because this makes it more obvious which label goes with which point. The default space between lines of text is designed for paragraphs, not for maps. However, their stacking could be tighter. On the map, you can see that some of the labels are stacking, and that’s a good thing. On the Symbol tab, click the Formatting button. On the ribbon, click the expander button in the Text Symbol group. Six-point text is generally considered the smallest legible size, so don’t try anything smaller. It’s quite common to use very small text on a map to accommodate crowded features. Change the font to Century Gothic Bold 7 point. Later you’ll have to adjust some of the labels to match-but for now, 10 point seems like a good starting size. The labels for gulfs and bays on this map are all different sizes. On the ribbon, on the Labeling tab in the Label Placement area, click Centered Point. But in the map text world, bold is sometimes used as the default, since it makes short bits of text in small sizes easier to read. In the regular text world, bold imparts emphasis to a word. Water features are also often labeled in blue. Italic text is slightly harder to read but suggests something flowing. Water features are almost always labeled in italics. For Color, choose Turquoise Dust (HEX #9ED7C2). On the ribbon, change the font to Bodoni MT, Bold Italic. Next, select the Water Feature label class. I reserved Bodoni for only water and terrain features. I decided that this map has more natural than cultural features, and that Century Gothic is easier to read. Well, that’s why it’s called a convention and not a rule. Didn’t I just tell you to use serif fonts for natural features? On the Labeling ribbon, change the font to Century Gothic, and change the size to 7. In the Contents pane, select the Coastal Feature layer. For the sans serif font, I chose Century Gothic, which is a classic, reliable mapping font. The convention is to use the serif font to label natural features and the sans serif for cultural features.įor this map, I chose Bodoni MT as the map serif font because it has a particularly broad range of styles. In this and similar cases, it’s common practice to choose a pair of fonts: one serif and one sans serif. You still have a lot of options for variety by mixing up the size, color, and style (italic, bold, and so on). On most maps, I recommend that you stick to only one font (sans serif). You’ll leave as uppercase text the other label classes to make them appear either large or important. Repeat these steps to make proper case labels for the Cultural Feature, Homestead, Mountain, and Water Feature layers. The Proper function will display uppercase words in proper case without altering the underlying data. Under Expression, type Proper($feature.NAME) Now you have options! Ensure that Language is set to Arcade. In the Contents pane, select Coastal Feature. You need to do one label class at a time. Unfortunately, it’s empty because you have multiple label classes selected. To fix this, click the Expression button next to Field on the ribbon. In this case, the problem is that place-names are stored as uppercase text in the attribute table. Typically, you want to reserve uppercase text for large areas or particularly important features. The second problem is that all labels are in all caps, which looks classy but makes labels harder to read. For Placement, choose River placement and Offset curved. In the Label Class pane for the Streams layer, click the Position tab.
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