{"id":162161,"date":"2009-03-25T21:29:23","date_gmt":"2009-03-25T21:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=162161"},"modified":"2018-12-18T12:00:31","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T20:00:31","slug":"how-do-you-get-missing-annotation-into-an-existing-annotation-feature-class","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-desktop\/mapping\/how-do-you-get-missing-annotation-into-an-existing-annotation-feature-class","title":{"rendered":"How do you get missing annotation into an existing annotation feature class?"},"author":4471,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[22941],"tags":[35991,128002,23211],"industry":[],"product":[36991],"class_list":["post-162161","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mapping","tag-annotation","tag-labeling","tag-map-data","product-arcgis-desktop"],"acf":{"short_description":"Standard annotation\u00a0elements are pieces of geographically placed text that are not formally associated with features in the geodatabase.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

\"Missing<\/p>\n

Sometimes you will find that some annotation you had thought you produced is missing. You can add this missing annotation into your existing annotation feature class without having to recreate all the annotation. The approach you take will depend on whether you are creating\u00a0standard annotation<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0feature-linked annotation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Standard annotation<\/a>\u00a0elements are pieces of geographically placed text that are not formally associated with features in the geodatabase. For example, you might have a piece of standard annotation that represents a mountain range\u2014the annotation simply marks the general area on the map.<\/p>\n

Feature-linked annotation<\/a>\u00a0is a special type of geodatabase annotation that is directly linked to the features that are being annotated by a geodatabase\u00a0relationship class<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here are some tips for working with\u00a0feature-linked annotation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Once you have created your annotation, the first step is to check whether or not all of your annotation was created for a given feature class. One way to do this is using the instructions in Step 1 below \u2013 or you can simply visually examine your map. Was all of your annotation produced?<\/p>\n

\"Missing<\/p>\n

If the answer is\u00a0yes<\/strong>, then you can begin the process of editing the annotation so it is placed exactly where you want and has the exact properties you want (e.g., font characteristics, character spacing, word spacing, offsets, alignment, etc.)<\/p>\n

If the answer is\u00a0no<\/strong>, here are a couple of ways to check and resolve some issues you may find:<\/p>\n