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MAP TAGGER TOOL
The MAP Tagger Tool can be found towards the bottom of the Macromedia FreeHand Xtras
toolbar. Simply click on the symbol in the toolbar to select it. This tool functions similarly to the
Feature Text Label Xtra however instead of having to select the features beforehand, you can
simply click on any feature you want labeled and the label will appear. You also have greater
control over the initial placement of the label with this tool because the label is placed where you
click rather than in the centre of the feature. The MAP Tagger Tool also provides the ability to
create leader lines for labeling congested areas of the map. Labels placed using the MAP Tagger
tool will appear in the stroke and fill defined in the Macromedia FreeHand colour panel.
Feature - Select the type of feature (area, line, point or text) that
you will be labeling.
Enable Line - Enabling this option
allows you to create a leader line
from the label to the object. Click
on the object and drag the cursor
to the position where where you
want the label to appear and a line
will be drawn connecting the two.
Follow Lines - Enabling this option
will, when labeling lines, place the
labels on the line at an angle
equal to that of the line.
Keep Text Above Lines - Check
this box to ensure that all labels
appear above the line feature they
belong to. Depending upon the
manner in which the vectors were
originally digitized, some labels
may be placed upside down if this
box is not checked.
Column - Select the map attribute
column whose values you wish to
use for the labels.
The MAP Tagger Tool dialog
Location of MAP
Tagger Tool
Adding Labels to a Map Using the MAP Tagger Tool
1. Import the fsatoronto.mif file from the tutorial_data folder on your MAPublisher CD.
2. Double-click on the MAP Tagger tool in the Macromedia FreeHand Xtras toolbar.
- The MAP Tagger Tool dialog appears.
3. Set the Layer to that of the file you just imported, the Feature to Area, and the Column to FSA.
4. Click on the “Enable Line” checkbox to enabled a leader line to be created by clicking on a
feature and dragging the cursor to where you want the text to appear. When working with
lines, you can select “Follow Lines” to have your text follow the direction of the associated path
and/or “Keep text above lines” to ensure that all labels are placed rightside-up.
5. Click OK to exit the dialog and then click on map features to label them.
Note: In order to label an area by this method, you must click on the area’s boundary
unless the area has a fill. If the area has been filled then a label may be placed by
clicking anywhere inside the area.
Note: Features that have been grouped must be ungrouped prior to being labeled.
Tip: The MAP Tagger Tool may also be used to label or query legend elements. To label
or query a legend element simply follow the procedure above, using values that
pertain to your particular legend, and then click on the legend element you wish
to label or query.
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