topic Re: Maplex Labelling is grayed out in ArcGIS Pro Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/maplex-labelling-is-grayed-out/m-p/344149#M15124 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thank you! That was exactly it. I'm maplexing now.</P><P>I appreciate your assistance.</P><P></P><P>Randy McGregor</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 02 Nov 2018 19:29:25 GMT RandyMcGregor_Home 2018-11-02T19:29:25Z Maplex Labelling is grayed out https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/maplex-labelling-is-grayed-out/m-p/344144#M15119 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have home-use ArcGIS Pro and Desktop.&nbsp;</P><P></P><P>In ArcGIS Pro, I cannot activate maplex - it is grayed out and unresponsive. I can turn on maplex in Desktop.&nbsp;</P><P></P><P>How do I activate it in ArcGIS Pro?</P><P></P><P>Thank you for any help you may be able to provide.</P><P></P><P>Randy McGregor</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 02 Nov 2018 14:50:41 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/maplex-labelling-is-grayed-out/m-p/344144#M15119 RandyMcGregor_Home 2018-11-02T14:50:41Z Re: Maplex Labelling is grayed out https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/maplex-labelling-is-grayed-out/m-p/344145#M15120 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Randy&nbsp;</P><P>Maplex is the default label engine for Pro and is available at all license levels.&nbsp; Where is it that you're seeing it greyed out?</P><P>Wendy</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 02 Nov 2018 16:53:38 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/maplex-labelling-is-grayed-out/m-p/344145#M15120 WendyHarrison 2018-11-02T16:53:38Z Re: Maplex Labelling is grayed out https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/maplex-labelling-is-grayed-out/m-p/344146#M15121 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>It doesn't seem to be active - i.e. labels don't wrap, and when I select "More" in the label tab, the Maplex option is grayed out. I am unable to select it.</P><P></P><P><IMG class="image-1 jive-image" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/427112_pastedImage_1.png" /></P><P></P><P>Thank you,</P><P></P><P>Randy</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 02 Nov 2018 18:09:43 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/maplex-labelling-is-grayed-out/m-p/344146#M15121 RandyMcGregor_Home 2018-11-02T18:09:43Z Re: Maplex Labelling is grayed out https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/maplex-labelling-is-grayed-out/m-p/344147#M15122 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Are you in layout view?&nbsp; could you try opening up the map and going through there?</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 02 Nov 2018 18:18:11 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/maplex-labelling-is-grayed-out/m-p/344147#M15122 WendyHarrison 2018-11-02T18:18:11Z Re: Maplex Labelling is grayed out https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/maplex-labelling-is-grayed-out/m-p/344148#M15123 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I can repro what you're seeing.&nbsp; by the looks of it you are in layout view and have a layer selected in the contents pane.</P><P>it is not possible to change the label engine from the layer contextual menu.</P><P>you will need to select the map in the contents pane and then on the Layout tab in the map group click Activate</P><P>you'll then have the Map ribbon and from the Labeling group you can change the label engine</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 02 Nov 2018 18:32:23 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/maplex-labelling-is-grayed-out/m-p/344148#M15123 WendyHarrison 2018-11-02T18:32:23Z Re: Maplex Labelling is grayed out https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/maplex-labelling-is-grayed-out/m-p/344149#M15124 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thank you! That was exactly it. I'm maplexing now.</P><P>I appreciate your assistance.</P><P></P><P>Randy McGregor</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 02 Nov 2018 19:29:25 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/maplex-labelling-is-grayed-out/m-p/344149#M15124 RandyMcGregor_Home 2018-11-02T19:29:25Z