Labels show through polygon layer on top.

Question

I have a point layer with labels turned on. One area of my map is too busy so I made a detail. To cover up the busy spot on the main map I made a layer from a selection of parcel polygons to cover the area of busyness but the labels show through. What am I doing wrong?

AbdullahAnter · Answer

If you want to hide some label of features and let other appeared .

you could use SQL query.

just add new field to attribute table, then select all labels that you want to hide and calculate that field with one value  for example "h"  . so you can use SQL query in label tab of layer properties.

Field Name <> "h"

AbdullahAnter · Answer

Insert new data frame with bigger scale for the busy area extent. choose best place to put that data frame inside map, and refer for that with extent rectangle.

put same layers in the new data frame and zoom to get best view.