topic Understanding Annotation - saving and retrieving in ArcGIS Pro Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/understanding-annotation-saving-and-retrieving/m-p/388840#M17159 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I am trying to understand what is possible with Annotation layers.&nbsp; The <EM>Convert Labels To Annotation</EM> tool will save an annotation layer to the output geodatabase of choice.&nbsp; Is it possible to retrieve the saved annotation definition to apply it to a new map layer?</P><P></P><P>Edit: I now&nbsp;understand that the Annotation layer can be exported to a layer and saved to disk.&nbsp; My motivation was to be able to automate consistent labeling between datasets as they are updated.&nbsp; An annotation layer can be used to provide labels for elements that don't change, like geographical names.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 06 Feb 2019 16:30:44 GMT OliverCoudert 2019-02-06T16:30:44Z Understanding Annotation - saving and retrieving https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/understanding-annotation-saving-and-retrieving/m-p/388840#M17159 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I am trying to understand what is possible with Annotation layers.&nbsp; The <EM>Convert Labels To Annotation</EM> tool will save an annotation layer to the output geodatabase of choice.&nbsp; Is it possible to retrieve the saved annotation definition to apply it to a new map layer?</P><P></P><P>Edit: I now&nbsp;understand that the Annotation layer can be exported to a layer and saved to disk.&nbsp; My motivation was to be able to automate consistent labeling between datasets as they are updated.&nbsp; An annotation layer can be used to provide labels for elements that don't change, like geographical names.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 06 Feb 2019 16:30:44 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/understanding-annotation-saving-and-retrieving/m-p/388840#M17159 OliverCoudert 2019-02-06T16:30:44Z