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Change a label's colours individually - Background or Border

Note: To learn how to create labels, visit this link:
Label Tool—Create a label  

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(Optional) Change the label's background colour

(Optional) Change the label's border colour

 

(Optional) Change the label's background colour

  1. Select the Edit/Measure Tool in the top toolbar.
    Quick Key: Or you can press the "Q" button on your keyboard.
     
  2. Click anywhere on the label.
    The label editor window will appear.
     
  3. In the top-right corner, click the Background Colour Button.
    The button is a Bucket Icon. The standard colour is white.
     
  4. Choose a colour.
    To choose the colour:
    1. There are 2 options for this step:
      Option 1
      Type the Hex Colour Code into the field.
       
      Option 2
      1. Click on the "White+Colour" field to choose how much white is mixed with a colour.
         
      2. (Optional) Click on the Shade Bar to choose how much gray or black is mixed with the "White+Colour".
         
       
    2. (Optional) In the "Opacity" field, type-in the non-transparency percentage of the final colour.
      The opacity value:u
      • 0% is invisible.
      • 50% is see-through.
      • 100% is the solid colour.
    Note: Instead of using the above method, you can choose a colour by clicking to select a colour swatch square.
    To learn how save colours to use later, visit this link: Save a colour swatch, then apply it to a new line, shape, or label
     
  5. In the label editor window, you will see the background colour change in the "Title" and "Description" fields.
     
  6. Click "SAVE".
     
  7. In the Map View, the label's background colour is updated.

(Optional) Change the label's border colour

  1. Select the Edit/Measure Tool in the top toolbar.
    Quick Key: Or you can press the "Q" button on your keyboard.
     
  2. Click anywhere on the label.
    The label editor window will appear.
     
  3. In the top-right corner, click the Border Colour Button.
    The button is a Pencil Icon. The standard colour is black.
     
  4. Choose a colour.
    To choose the colour:
    1. There are 2 options for this step:
      Option 1
      Type the Hex Colour Code into the field.
       
      Option 2
      1. Click on the "White+Colour" field to choose how much white is mixed with a colour.
         
      2. Click on the Shade Bar to choose how much gray or black is mixed with the "White+Colour".
        (TIP) Click upwards on this bar to change the colour from the regular black.
         
       
    2. (Optional) In the "Opacity" field, type-in the non-transparency percentage of the final colour. The opacity value:
      • 0% is invisible.
      • 50% is see-through.
      • 100% is the solid colour.
    Note: Instead of using the above method, you can choose a colour by clicking to select a colour swatch square.
    To learn how to save colours to use later, visit this link: Save a colour swatch, then apply it to a new line, shape, or label
     
  5. Click "SAVE".
     
  6. In Map View, the label's border colour is updated.
 
 

See also

Change the colours/thickness of a label

Hide/show a label’s background and border

 
 

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