How do I change the name of the an Annotation that has the name of a feature class propeties ?

Question

Hi ,

I created an Annotation in a Geodatabase and I have a trouble to try and edit to change the name from TEST to a different name. It is a symbol collection that I have it and I cannot change or make any edit to it in the Feature Class Properties .  Do I have to create a new Annotation in the Geodatabase and copy and paste or ??

I have looked around in ESRI documention to find this more information but it does not help me. So I am pretty out of luck unless it is already created in the new ArcGIS Ideas ?

Thanks !

mrg123 · Answer

For anyone who sees this and still can't figure out how to permanently rename the annotation class, here is what worked for me:

* In the Catalog Pane, right click your annotation feature class and choose Annotation Feature Class Properties
* Switch to the Annotation Classes tab at the top
* Select the class you want to rename, do not press the pencil edit button or double click, just press F2 on your keyboard. This will allow you to rename it. It seems that "editing" the annotation class in this interface is only for the symbol
* Click Apply at the bottom

DEAF_PROBERT_68 · Answer

Yes the same thing here too.. Thanks...

AlfredBaldenweck · Answer

You can just rename it the same way you do any other layer-- F2 or right-click-> Properties.

Note that this will only rename the class in your contents pane; there doesn't appear to be a way to change a class's name, although you can create new ones and set their names at creation through catalog-->right-click-->Annotation Feature Class Properties