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Can Spaces Between Lines of Stacked Labels using ESRI Maplex Be Adjusted?

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09-24-2015 05:37 PM
MarkHotz
Frequent Contributor

I have created a stacked label using ESRI Maplex.  However, I would like to reduce the spaces between the lines of this stacked label to save on space.  Is this possible?  Below is an example of what I'm asking.

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TobiasFimpel1
Frequent Contributor

You could try if reducing the font "Leading" gets you what you're looking for.

MarkHotz
Frequent Contributor

Tobias:

Thanks very much for the tip.  I haven't heard of this method before and had to look it up after you pointed it out.  I think you're absolutely right...this will be my solution.  I will give this a try as soon as I get back to my workstation in the morning.

Thanks again.

MarkHotz
Frequent Contributor

It took a short while to get the exact syntax sorted out....but I did get it to work.  This will really help when plotting a lot of these on a map.  With this ability to "tweak" the labels it makes it so much easier to fit them into a small space while maintaining cartographic integrity.

The syntax that ended up working is:

"<LIN leading = '-3'>" & [Field1] & "" &vbnewline& "" & [Field2] & "" &vbnewline& "" & [Field3] & "  " & [Field4] & "  " & [Field5] & "</LIN>"

Within the Maplex Label Manager I also selected the "Stack Label" option.

Thanks again for your help.

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