Labeling features of a layer using label classes
Release 9.1 Last modified April 26, 2005

About creating feature labels and symbolization

Label classes allow you to label groups of features within a layer differently. You can use label classes to label a feature with multiple labels with different placement locations, such as street address ranges, or to specify and label a subset of features in the feature class by using a SQL query.

How to create feature labels and symbolization

1. In the table of contents, right-click the layer you want to label and click Properties.
2. Click the Labels tab.
3. Check Label Features in this layer.
4. Click the Method dropdown arrow and click Define classes of features and label each class differently.
5. Click Add.
6. Type a class name.
7. Click OK.
8. Repeat steps 5–7 for each class that you want to add.
9. Click the Class dropdown arrow and click the class name.
10. Set up the label for the selected label class by choosing a text string and text symbol.
11. Check Label features in this class.
12. Repeat steps 9–11 for each class to be labeled on the map.
13. Click OK.

Tip

When you create multiple label classes for a layer, you can specify whether each one will be labeled. All classes will be labeled by default. For each class, you can check or uncheck the Label features in this class check box to turn labels on or off.

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