Latest Contributions by ShelleyMichael

I've been having the same problem but have potentially found a workaround for now... Following on from the correct answer to this post, Changing Leader Line Anchor Points in ArcGIS Pro - Annotations , I found that you can (just about) move your annotation and anchor point separately by using a combination of the Move and Annotation tools under Edit > Modify. Whereas the Annotation tool moves only the annotation (stretching the leader line to accommodate this), the Move tool appears to 'pick up' the annotation, leader line and anchor point as a unit, meaning the anchor point can be moved also. Rather annoyingly though, whilst dragging the annotation using the Move tool you can't see the anchor point move, however after a bit of trial and error you should be able to judge the correct position. I've found that using Annotation (move annotation) > Move (move anno + leader + anchor point) > Annotation (move annotation back closer to the anchor point) seems to work relatively well for now. I've noticed a glitch in that remnants of the leader line may appear at certain zoom scales but will eventually disappear altogether - hopefully this is all addressed within future versions of Pro. ... View more

The suggested Feature Outline Masks tool requires an advanced licence for execution; work-around instructions for those with a lower licence level are provided here: How To: Convert an annotation feature class to a shapefile  I'm not sure on the viability of using points to display labels, particularly when handling a lot of road and place-name features, however this could be suitable until a time when Esri do offer the functionality directly through Pro. Thank you. ... View more

This looks relatively straight-forward; thanks very much for your advice! ... View more