How To: Label interstate highways with a shield marker containing the highway number in ArcMap





    • Interstate Highway
    • US Highway
    • State Highway
  2. Click Categories and select the Unique Values option. Select ADMN_CLASS for the Value Field and click the Add All Values button.
  2. Click the Labels tab and check the box for Label features in this layer.
  3. In the Method drop-down list, select Define classes of features and label each class differently. Check the box Label features in this class.
  4. Use the Add button to make a new class called 'Interstate'.
  1. Click the SQL Query button, create the following query and click OK.
"ADMN_CLASS" = 'Interstate'
  1. Return to the Labels tab and repeat steps 9 through 12 for a new class called 'US Highways'. Use the following SQL expression. Use the U.S. Highways Route marker symbol for the label:
"ADMN_CLASS" = 'US Highway'
"ADMN_CLASS" = 'State Highway'
  1. Select the Label Class named Default and delete the class.
  3. To save the symbology for use in new map documents, right-click the layer name and select Save as layer file. Save the layer file to a convenient location. Add the file with symbology to future map documents.

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