topic putting default annotation into standard geodatabase annotation class in Mapping Questions

putting default annotation into standard geodatabase annotation class

CherylJohnson1 — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 15:23:43 GMT

Several years ago I spent quite a bit of time manually creating (default) annotation for a map. I did not use labels. Much of it was for things such as mountain ranges. I'd like to put this in a standard geodatabase annotation class so that I can use it in other maps. How would I do this?

Re: putting default annotation into standard geodatabase annotation class

JacobTodd1 — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 11:44:37 GMT

When you say that you created annotation manually, what method did you use? Did you insert text at specific locations? If so, a possible way to convert this to an annotation feature class is to:

Select the text/annotation that you wish to convert.
Right-click on the data frame in which the text/annotation resides.
Choose Convert Graphics to Features.
When the dialogue opens, choose your coordinate reference system and your output geodatabase.

Re: putting default annotation into standard geodatabase annotation class

CherylJohnson1 — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 18:21:19 GMT

This works great! Thank you.