topic Re: Changing the label text (name description) for symbols as opposed to colour shape etc in ArcGIS Online Questions

Changing the label text (name description) for symbols as opposed to colour shape etc

SimonCrutchley — Fri, 05 May 2023 13:58:00 GMT

In Map Viewer Classic, when you changed the symbology for a feature (colour, shape, size etc) you could also change the text that went with the symbol. In the new Map Viewer, it's no longer obvious how to do this. If it's like several other changes, there's probably a simple way that just isn't obvious, so if someone to point me to it, I'd be most grateful.

Simon

Re: Changing the label text (name description) for symbols as opposed to colour shape etc

RussRoberts — Fri, 05 May 2023 14:51:16 GMT

You can rename the values by clicking on the text. If you hover over the text you will see the tooltip to rename the value.

Re: Changing the label text (name description) for symbols as opposed to colour shape etc

SimonCrutchley — Fri, 05 May 2023 15:02:02 GMT

That works for features where there is a defined symbolgy, but not for a 'Location only'. Incidentally, I can't see how to change the options, something that was very obvious in the Classic viewer.

Re: Changing the label text (name description) for symbols as opposed to colour shape etc

RussRoberts — Fri, 05 May 2023 15:08:44 GMT

Can you include a screenshot thanks!

Re: Changing the label text (name description) for symbols as opposed to colour shape etc

SimonCrutchley — Fri, 05 May 2023 15:32:09 GMT

Here you go.

Re: Changing the label text (name description) for symbols as opposed to colour shape etc

RussRoberts — Fri, 05 May 2023 15:35:12 GMT

Meant where in MVC you are changing the name. thanks!

Re: Changing the label text (name description) for symbols as opposed to colour shape etc

SimonCrutchley — Fri, 05 May 2023 15:42:35 GMT

That's where I'm trying to change the text, but as you see in Fig1 the only options are to change the style or the attributes, and in Fig 2 all you can change is the colour. I don't get the same options as you do for symbols defined by an attribute.

Does that help?

Re: Changing the label text (name description) for symbols as opposed to colour shape etc

RussRoberts — Fri, 05 May 2023 15:46:20 GMT

For simple location you will need to rename the layer

If you are trying to rename the values you need to switch to one that has a list of values like Types

Re: Changing the label text (name description) for symbols as opposed to colour shape etc

SimonCrutchley — Fri, 05 May 2023 15:53:32 GMT

The name is fine, it's the label that I can't get rid of. I'd be happy with the title and just the diamond or triangle, but I can't get rid of the 'Form 3' and 'Survey Point' . They don't appear anywhere that I can see to delete them, unless I'm missing something pretty basic.

I could use ESRI assistant I guess, but I'd have thought I should be able to edit them somewhere in the viewer.

Re: Changing the label text (name description) for symbols as opposed to colour shape etc

RussRoberts — Fri, 05 May 2023 15:56:46 GMT

Can you share your web map and app with me and I can take a look. If you cant share publicly you can invite russell_jsapi into a group and share the content to it.

Re: Changing the label text (name description) for symbols as opposed to colour shape etc

SimonCrutchley — Fri, 05 May 2023 16:07:32 GMT

Hi Russ, you should have received an invite.

https://historicengland.maps.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=f56142465105481d96c365d103881ba5

Here's the map.

cheers

Re: Changing the label text (name description) for symbols as opposed to colour shape etc

RussRoberts — Fri, 05 May 2023 16:15:16 GMT

thanks! looks like its not in the group yet will check when the content is accessible.

Re: Changing the label text (name description) for symbols as opposed to colour shape etc

SimonCrutchley — Fri, 05 May 2023 16:22:10 GMT

Have you done something?

Re: Changing the label text (name description) for symbols as opposed to colour shape etc

RussRoberts — Fri, 05 May 2023 16:25:18 GMT

Nothing. The link above the item is not accessible and the group you invited me into does not have any content present. You will need to share the item to everyone or share it to the group

Re: Changing the label text (name description) for symbols as opposed to colour shape etc

SimonCrutchley — Fri, 05 May 2023 16:25:38 GMT

I ask because it's now not letting me save it. The little Save and Open tab has the blue dot against it, no matter how many times I select 'Save'

Re: Changing the label text (name description) for symbols as opposed to colour shape etc

SimonCrutchley — Fri, 05 May 2023 16:33:14 GMT

Well that's weird, because the 'Monitoring' point, which used to be a triangle and had 'Form3' against it is now a basic point with no text?

Anyway, it's time for me to stop today, so i'll look again next week. Thanks for your help.

Re: Changing the label text (name description) for symbols as opposed to colour shape etc

SimonCrutchley — Tue, 09 May 2023 10:24:00 GMT

Hi Russ,

Just thought I'd let you know that I solved it; when it was clear that you hadn't done anything I realised that the point label must have disappeared becasue I tried a select by attributes. Although I didn't want that, just the spatial location, I realised that by setting it once that way, when i reset to spatial location only, the label disappeared.

Thanks for looking into this for me. 🙂

Re: Changing the label text (name description) for symbols as opposed to colour shape etc

NoeliaVolpe — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 22:49:28 GMT

Hi Simon!
I need to solve the same issue, and I am not really sure how you managed to do it by the end.What do you mean when you said you tried a select by attributes?
Thanks!