About Label Graphic Properties Modification

You can modify a Label graphical properties and text content after initialization and updating after executing a CATRule. This provides the capability to interactively modify the Graphic Properties of a Label marker: background, edge, and text properties are editable interactively. This is through the activation of an administrative option (in Me Preferences). The option specifies whether or not the Label graphic properties can interactively edit.

See Also
Creating a Label
Graphic Properties Panel

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When the Edit label marker graphical properties preference is not activated (default), in the Marker tab, a single Hide Show command is available in the contextual bar of a Label marker.

When the Edit label marker graphical properties preference is activated, the Graphic Properties command is made available in the contextual bar of a label next to the Hide Show command.

Launching, the panel displays and allows customizing:

  • The background properties of the Label.
  • The border and the line properties of the Label.
  • The text properties of the Label.