Only show labels that fit within polygons in ArcPro?

[Anonymous User]

I would like the polygon you see here to NOT have a label, because one cannot fit within it at this scale. This was accomplished in ArcMap with both the maplex engine and the default, but I cannot get it to work with ArcGIS Pro.

I have turned off outside polygon placement and set a boundary weight of 1000. This is not sufficient, apparently, and I don't see a "Only display label if it fits fully within polygon" option. Am I missing something?

Thank you,

Randy McGregor

[MarkBockenhauer · Accepted solution]

try using overrun.

another thing to try is minimum feature size.

mark

[Anonymous User]

Thanks! The first one didn't work, but I appreciate the suggestion. I haven't tried the second, but I think there should be a way to just tell the labels to not go outside of their respective polygons. 

[MarkBockenhauer]

Randy,

I wonder why it's not working for you.

I have shared a layer package here: https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=20ad6e00bc6c4a4da3faf8ec21aa248e 

with similar data to what you shared in your screenshots, and it works for me.  ArcGIS Pro 2.4

Mark

[Robert_LeClair]

Randy - you switch from the Maplex Labeling engine to the Standard Labeling engine from the Labeling contextual tab->Map group, then you can check the "Only place label inside polygon" option for polygons.  Not sure why it's not as easy using Maplex.

Hope this helps!

[Anonymous User]

Thanks. I'll try that. I was hoping to avoid it, but I think I have no choice

[CiaraRowland-Simms]

Hi Randy,

Would you be able to check whether you have never remove checked on? Never remove will mean your label will place even if the label engine is unable to find a good position for it:

If not, would it be possible for you to send over a layer package or layer file so we can try to get to the bottom of it? 

Thanks!

Ciara