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Posted on January 24, 2023 (Updated on July 10, 2025)

Rotating labels using ArcPy?

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How do I rotate labels in ArcGIS?

Using the general label settings to rotate labels with the data…

  1. On the Labeling toolbar, click Labeling > Options.
  2. Click the General tab.
  3. Check the Rotate point and polygon labels when data frame is rotated check box.
  4. Click OK.


How do I rotate labels in ArcGIS pro?

In ArcGIS Pro, in the Contents pane, right-click the desired map layer and click Properties.

  1. In the Map Properties dialog box, click Labels, and check the Rotate point and polygon labels when map is rotated check box.
  2. Click OK.

 

Can you move labels in ArcGIS?

Click the Label Position tab. Click Position. Choose the position you want to use. Check the May shift label upon fixed position check box.

How do I manually move labels in ArcGIS pro?

Quote from video: So this allows you to edit data we're going to choose to move features and if we carefully click on a label here now it's got this yellow dot and we can move this label around which we could not do

How do I change the orientation of a label?

Changing the label orientation

  1. Click the Properties icon. If you don’t see the Properties icon, click the Switch to edit icon.
  2. Click the Visualization tab and then click Axis.
  3. Select an orientation from the Item axis label orientation menu. Orientation. Meaning. Automatic.


How do I rotate text in ARC?

Right-click and click Rotate Mode, or press the R key. The pointer changes to a rotate symbol. Click and drag the text to where you want it placed. The text rotates freely about the selection anchor.

How do I rotate horizontal axis labels?

Rotate axis labels in chart

  1. Right click at the axis you want to rotate its labels, select Format Axis from the context menu.
  2. In the Format Axis dialog, click Alignment tab and go to the Text Layout section to select the direction you need from the list box of Text direction.

How do I flip axis labels?

Change axis labels in a chart

  1. Right-click the category labels you want to change, and click Select Data.
  2. In the Horizontal (Category) Axis Labels box, click Edit.
  3. In the Axis label range box, enter the labels you want to use, separated by commas.


How do I rotate the Y axis labels?

Quote from video: Right click on it. And you will see here at the bottom option properties click on it. And you will see this text object dashboard we will use this dashboard to rotate the access labels.

How do I rotate the Y axis labels?

Quote from video: Right click on it. And you will see here at the bottom option properties click on it. And you will see this text object dashboard we will use this dashboard to rotate the access labels.

How do you rotate data labels on a graph?

Rotate axis labels in chart

  1. Right click at the axis you want to rotate its labels, select Format Axis from the context menu.
  2. In the Format Axis dialog, click Alignment tab and go to the Text Layout section to select the direction you need from the list box of Text direction.

How do I flip axis labels?

Change axis labels in a chart

  1. Right-click the category labels you want to change, and click Select Data.
  2. In the Horizontal (Category) Axis Labels box, click Edit.
  3. In the Axis label range box, enter the labels you want to use, separated by commas.


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