How to hide labels under transparent polygon layers

[DavidBjörlin]

Hello,

This is probably a rediculous and simple question but I don´t seem to find an answer though browsing through forums and help-pages:

My problem is that my labels (for example contour labels) don´t respond to the transparency of the polygon layers above the labeled layer.
I attach a snapshot to explain better.
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The contour lines are nicely just visible below my yellow and green coloured polygon layers set with a 10% transparency, BUT the coutour labels are clearly visible just as if they were above my polygon layers. How do I get them to have the same visibility as the contour lines?

I use ArcGIS for desktop Basic v. 10.2 (with maplex)

Thank you!
/David

[NidhinKarthikeyan]

David,

There is no option in ArcGIS for Desktop to set transparency for Label. However you can convert labels to annotation and set transparency for the annotation.

[AnthonyGiles]

David,

I am not aware of any transparency for labels, I think the only option you have is to change the colour of your label

Regards

Anthony

[NidhinKarthikeyan]

You can promote (Add the ability to control Label transparency without transform it to annotations) in ArcGISIdea.

[DavidBjörlin]

Hi guys and thanks for your replies.

I see, but I do not want to make my labels transparent. I just want them to go underneath my yellow & green transparent polygon layers - just like the contour lines the labels are attached to. Outside the Y/G polygons I want the labels to look ordinary. I´ll attach another picture which shows better what I mean.
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Why don´t the labels go underneath the yellow and green polygon layers like the contour lines do?

/David

[AnthonyGiles]

David,

If you create an annotation feature class you will be able to reorder your annotation as you please:

http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#//01m70000004w000000

Regards

Anthony

[DavidBjörlin]

Ok. I´ll just have to do that then.
Downside with converting from labels to annotations though is that I loose scalability and connection to the features. This since I only have Desktop Basic and can´t make the annotations feature-linked. But I guess that´s up to me to and my economy, when to upgrade to Standard or not.

Thanks though!

/David