topic Re: Keeping Section Lines in the middle in ArcGIS Pro Questions

Keeping Section Lines in the middle

RyanWitvoet — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:55:52 GMT

I am creating a Map of a city area and I am trying to figure out how to keep the section lines in the middle of the section. If a section is only slightly within the map it automatically shoves the section number to the edge. Someone suggested to Annotate the Label but the only seems to work like 1 out of 20 times. Any thought? Thanks!!

Re: Keeping Section Lines in the middle

Robert_LeClair — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:20:18 GMT

@RyanWitvoet - so if you want your existing labels to remain where they are without any movement if you pan in the map, on the Labeling contextual tab, the Map group (far right), there is a "lock" button that locks the labels where they currently are located. If you pan the map, the labels will not dynamically redraw to a new location. I "think" this is what you were asking as it's a bit confusing if your title states "keeping section lines in middle" but the question seems to be labeling. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Re: Keeping Section Lines in the middle

RyanWitvoet — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:59:38 GMT

Oh my gosh, Robert thanks so much, that was the solution. I am still learning the software. Very much appreciated!!

Re: Keeping Section Lines in the middle

JesseWickizer — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:07:56 GMT

To keep polygon labels placed in the center of the feature, check on the Place label at fixed position within polygon option. By default this places the labels at the center of the polygons that are clipped by the map frame.

Then un-check the Place label using clipped feature geometry option so that the label stays at the center of the full polygon feature, not the feature clipped by the map frame.