The Label layer has a range of special options that are accessed by RMC on the Label title in the tree view. These options are summarized in the Table 1.
Label files (Labels.dat) have a format where the first column is the X coordinate, the second column is the Y coordinate, and the third column is the label name.
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To display labels, first import the label file, then RMC on that layer to display options as shown in Figure 1 2121007519. These options are summarized in the Table 1 2121007519.
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Figure 1. Label layer: RMC options.
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RMC on the label layer, then select Properties, and the Label Properties will be displayed, as shown in Figure 2 2121007519. The options here include:
Show Text: Unchecking this box will hide the label text, click the Font button to set font style and text size (Figure 32121007519).
Show Symbol: Unchecking this box will hide the symbol of the labels, click the Symbol button to make settings for symbols (Figure 42121007519).
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Figure 2. Label Properties form.
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Figure 3. Label-text font settings.
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Figure 4. Label-marker settings.
RMC on the Labels panel on the left will show a number of options, as shown in Figure 52121007519. These include:
Select All Items: Selects all the existing items in the panel.
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Figure 5. LMC options on the Labels panel.
After setting properties for labels (text, symbol), click the OK button to apply the settings. We can save the settings for the labels by using the Export option from LMC. Select this option, the Save As will be displayed, as shown in Figure 6 2121007519. Put a file name and select file type (*.lbl is an extension to save the settings). Then click the OK button.
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Figure 6. Export labels to file.