Latest Contributions by ChrisDawson

Well, Tom, I will admit to having not done that. But I tried it this morning. This does not really accomplish anything different than without a callout. Once you decide to use a "rectangle text" element, you lose the ability to vertically center in the area defined by the "rectangle text." If  you use just a "text" element and add a callout, you can get vertical centering, but you lose the ability to define the horizontal limits unless you add line breaks. It's fine for now. I've got the "rectangle text" elements set up the way I need, and it should work for now. However, I hope this appears on ESRI's short-term list of fixes, as it is a necessity for making consistent map books. Thanks again for all your help in trying to identify a workaround. ... View more

Thanks for taking the time to think about this, Tom. I actually tried your suggested approach before I posted the original question. The only reason this doesn't work is that you can't set a maximum width for the callout to force text to wrap. Otherwise, it's a perfect solution. ... View more

Yes. Thank you. I've used that work around. It'll do for now, but is less than ideal on a programmatic basis, especially in map series. ... View more

And here my hopes were up that the beta would solve all my problems...wah, wah, wah... ... View more

Hm. Can you check to see if the vertical centering works. I've already confirmed the horizontal... ... View more

Ah. Thanks. If I were labeling in the map, that would probably work. Unfortunately, I'm trying to work with a layout. ... View more