topic Re: Can I hide or remove a grid label in only one chart in a map series to avoid overlapping text? in ArcGIS Pro Questions

Can I hide or remove a grid label in only one chart in a map series to avoid overlapping text?

cr3 — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:20:37 GMT

Hello,

I'm using ArcGIS pro 3.7.0

I have dozens of maps in a map series with both a grid and graticule. In some of my maps, a grid or graticule label will overlap with another feature:

What I would like to do is move or remove only this label in only this map in the series. Converting to graphics doesn't work because then all the maps end up with the same incorrect labels except for the one I was on when I converted it. Its unrealistic to separate each map and do this separately, after about 30 arc just starts bugging out and crashing. Is there another method I'm missing?

Re: Can I hide or remove a grid label in only one chart in a map series to avoid overlapping text?

JonM32 — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 19:23:58 GMT

@cr3

I can't think of a way to remove that grid label. Map series limit what you can do with each map, and you can't really customize just one map and then auto generate the rest a different way. The best approach I can think of is finding a location for the north arrow that doesn't conflict with a label.

Re: Can I hide or remove a grid label in only one chart in a map series to avoid overlapping text?

AubriOtis — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:45:36 GMT

There isn't a way to manually do that in the software, but you can customize individual pages with a Python script. This code sample has an example and is a great place to start.