Questions tagged [text-element]
Use for questions about text elements placed on layouts. Do not use for questions about labels or annotation.
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Insert degree symbol in text box (problem exporting to .eps instead of a degree symbom I get a quotation mark!)
I am using ArcMap 10.5.
I need to export a map to .eps file format. In this map I need to include a text box with some lat. and lon. coordinates. I´m using the keybord symbol º and arial (this inserts ...
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Replace multi line Text_Element code runs without error but does not replace the text
I am trying to replace a single, 3 line text elements in ArcGIS Pro 2.8.3, with a new, single 3 line text elements. The existing text looks like this in the layout:
NATIONWIDE PERMIT 3
COD ART RANK ...
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Modifying text box in layout view through ArcPy with ArcMap
I have the following textbox in a layout view:
Is it possible to modify the text through ArcPy?
I made that box as text, and it has no function added to it:
I just want to change the date so that ...
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Modifying existing text element with ArcPy [duplicate]
I have a text element in the top right corner of my template project file that has some text, then the current date. Then some more text follows and then the next date appears which is 10 years later ...
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Bolding Text String Not Working in ArcMap [duplicate]
I am using ArcMap 10.5 with an Advanced level license.
I am wanting a portion of my text box to be bold. I clicked Insert --> Text. When I type <bol> it literally shows up on my text box as &...
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Callout text not respecting space(s) between words in ArcGIS Pro Layout [closed]
I suspect that I may have inadvertently changed a setting somewhere in ArcGIS Pro 2.6.2 because when I use Callout (Sans Serif) as my Default Text Symbol any space(s) I use between words in the text I ...
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Align Center not aligning to page center in ArcGIS Pro after including margins from printer
After using the Include margins from printer option of ArcGIS Pro to display printer margins on a layout, the Align Center option stops aligning to the center of the page and aligns to the left ...
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Debugging unexpected characters placed by ArcPy Python script tool in text element of ArcGIS Pro layout?
I am seeing something very unexpected from ArcGIS Pro 1.4.1 when exporting what should be the same PDF from the same ArcPy script and same data using two methods.
When I run the script from IDLE the ...
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Resetting arcpy.mapping text element
I am writing a script to create thousands of maps and I am trying to create a table that updates for every map. Basically an updating table of the information specific to each map. I have been trying ...
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Automatic text wrapping in ArcMap layout text element?
How can I word-wrap a text element on an ArcMap layout, when it contains a lot of text?
go into Layout mode
choose > Insert > Text
paste in a long text block eg lorem ipsum
The text block now ...
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