Hello,
I would like the labels to overlap but cannot figure out how to get arc to cooperate.
I would like the larger labels to place over the top of the smaller; then I will make transparent.
I tried many combinations of placement, priority and, weights with similar result. *Please see below*
some of the labels successfully squeeze around and some just will not show. It seems there is a minimum font size as well- 1pt- is it not possible to make smaller than 1?
is there a way to let these labels overlap?
any other ideas or suggestions would be much appreciated
Thank you in advance
Sincerely,
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What I would do is for the larger labels in your images is convert those to an annotation feature class. As an anno feature class, you can edit/move/set a transparency for that layer. For the layer with smaller fonts, keep that as label property and keep the annotation feature weight zero. That should work.
Use the Background label property for one of your label classes to have them placed first and allow other labels to be placed overlapping them.
What I would do is for the larger labels in your images is convert those to an annotation feature class. As an anno feature class, you can edit/move/set a transparency for that layer. For the layer with smaller fonts, keep that as label property and keep the annotation feature weight zero. That should work.
Use the Background label property for one of your label classes to have them placed first and allow other labels to be placed overlapping them.
Thank you all for the excellent ideas!
The Background label worked perfectly