Spell Checking Map & Layout Annotations


 

Map and layout annotations are also called annotation graphics or text graphics. They are text elements stored within ArcMap documents.

  • Map annotations reside within a data frame and are organized in annotation groups.
  • Layout annotations reside on the layout page itself, outside of its maps.

To enable the spell-checking of map and layout annotations, turn the corresponding checkboxes in the MapSpeller Options dialog under the Target tab. Make sure also that the toolbar is set to spell check the intended container: the layout page (and its maps), the focus map or the layout page without its maps.

MapSpeller doesn't differentiate these objects based on their belonging to grouped graphics or not. If the type of object is set to be spell checked, all their occurrences will be spell checked regardless of their positions within or outside of grouped graphics.

 
Additional Information
 
Map annotations are organized in annotation groups which can be controlled by the ArcMap Draw toolbar and from the Data Frame Properties dialog. MapSpeller proofs the visible annotations within all groups.

   
Map and layout annotations are typically added:
   
  • By using the ArcMap Draw toolbar

   
  • By converting labels into map annotation



   
  • By selecting Insert>Text or  Insert>Title from the ArcMap main menu.

   
 
Related Topics
 

MapSpeller™ 3 for ArcGIS®
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