I'm working on a tabloid sized (11x17) map of Canada that is zoomed out to the national level (1 inch=467 km or 18.4 million). I have manually positioned a large number of city place name labels which are very small at this zoom level (approximately Arial 4 or smaller) The labels are already selected in the size/alignment box to "change text size when the map scale changes" so that they remain in position when I re-open the map the next time (btw, if you check on "keep text sized fixed" there is no guarantee the labels will remain in position once you close and re-open the file; strange quirk). The problem I'm facing is positioning the labels accurately at such a small map scale. With the text so small it is very difficult to position labels exactly where they should be since the difference between the correct position and one wildly off is only a couple of millimetres. Is there anyway to zoom in closer, position the label so it displays correctly at 1:18.4 million without affecting the label text size as you move in? Label positioning on small scale maps is probably one of the biggest pet-peeves I have with Maptitude/Transcad as it normally involves way too much guess-work to get it just right.
Anyone have the same experiences and have you developed any ways to position labels more accurately? Thanks, Bob ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide! http://us.click.yahoo.com/EA3HyD/3MnJAA/79vVAA/C5grlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Maptitude/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
