Labeling

Question

I have some points that I have excluded because I do not want them to show up on a map.

My problem is I can get rid of the points I need to exclude but the label continues to show up.

I am sure there is an easy solution (I hope) but I can't figure it out.

ex.    sdsFeatureDescription attribute field has Privatized MFH in them. I also have inventoryControlNumber attribute field that has numbers

in it. I would like the numbers associated with Privatized MFH

Thanks

ChrisDonohue__GISP · Answer

Mike:

What Jayanta stated is correct - if you are labeling off a layer, it will label all features, even the ones whose symbology you have removed out of the layer via the symbology tab.  To repeat, removing the symbology does not suppress the labeling of that removed feature.

A Definition Query will work, though, in removing the unwanted features AND its associated label.  The trick is to know what query to set up to exclude what you want excluded.

I'd go with Jayanta's suggestion of making a new field and populating it with zeroes and ones to differentiate what you want to show from what you want to suppress.  Then use a Definition Query on the layer to suppress the things you don't want shown based on those values you entered.  There are also other Definition Query possibilities that could work (and may not require the addition of the field), but we would need to see more of the data to formulate an effective one.

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More examples of a Definition Query at work:

All features shown and labeled (starting state)

"P/QP" category suppressed via Definition Query.  Both feature and label are now gone.

Definition Query used on layer to suppress "P/QP" category for above image.

Chris Donohue, GISP

DarrenWiens2 · Answer

Similar to the definition query idea, you can use label classes to turn on/off labels for groups of features.

JayantaPoddar · Answer

Hi Mike,

If you remove the visibility of the symbol from symbology of a layer, the label will still be visible since the feature still exists.

You can use Definition query (Layer properties) to remove its visibility. Even the labels won't be visible then.

You can create a new field (FieldName: VISIBILITY; Type: Short). Define values 0 (for invisible points) and 1 (for visible points).

In Definition query, write an expression as follows

"VISIBILITY" = 1

If you want to remove the visibility of a layer and its label, just set the value of its VISIBILITY field as 0.