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
- Select the Edit/Measure Tool in the top toolbar.
Quick Key: Or you can press the "Q" button on your keyboard.
- Click anywhere on the label.
The label editor window will appear.
- In the top-right corner, click the Background Colour Button.
The button is a Bucket Icon. The standard colour is white.
- Choose a colour.
To choose the colour:
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There are 2 options for this step:Option 1
Type the Hex Colour Code into the field.Option 2- Click on the "White+Colour" field to choose how much white is mixed with a colour.
- (Optional) Click on the Shade Bar to choose how much gray or black is mixed with the "White+Colour".
- Click on the "White+Colour" field to choose how much white is mixed with a colour.
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(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 -
- In the label editor window, you will see the background colour change in the "Title" and "Description" fields.
- Click "SAVE".
- In the Map View, the label's background colour is updated.
(Optional) Change the label's border colour
- Select the Edit/Measure Tool in the top toolbar.
Quick Key: Or you can press the "Q" button on your keyboard.
- Click anywhere on the label.
The label editor window will appear.
- In the top-right corner, click the Border Colour Button.
The button is a Pencil Icon. The standard colour is black.
- Choose a colour.
To choose the colour:
-
There are 2 options for this step:Option 1
Type the Hex Colour Code into the field.Option 2- Click on the "White+Colour" field to choose how much white is mixed with a colour.
- 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.
- Click on the "White+Colour" field to choose how much white is mixed with a colour.
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(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 -
- Click "SAVE".
- 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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