how to turn off maplex in a lyr file

[JoseSanchez]

Hello everyone,

Is there a way to turn off Maplex before creating a .lyr file.

The .ly file  does not display labels, when loaded in another mxd.

Thanks

[Sean_Wray]

That setting is in the data frame properties on the general tab. You'll have to turn it off for the entire MXD.