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041] How to Customize Feature Labels in Global Mapper

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Configure dynamic feature labels to display attribute data directly on your GIS map layout. This tutorial covers the essential settings for labels in Global Mapper. You will learn how to set default labels, use multiple attributes simultaneously, create custom format strings with variables, and adjust font styles and positioning for professional cartographic results. We will look into Labels . There are various options available, but since I haven't often felt they are particularly "pretty," I will cover them in a broad, general sense. First, let's draw an Area . img 1 : Global Mapper Modify Feature Info window and created area When you register an object, the Modify Feature Info window appears by default. Here, you must specify the Name , Feature Layer , and other details. The Feature Attributes section automatically adds properties based on the type of object registere...

037] How to Batch Edit and Create Custom Attributes in Global Mapper

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Learn how to efficiently manage, sort, and batch-edit large datasets using the powerful Layer Attribute Editor in Global Mapper. This tutorial provides a deep dive into the practical tools of the Global Mapper Attribute Editor. You will learn how to customize column visibility, perform multi-feature batch updates, synchronize selection between the map and the attribute grid, and create entirely new custom attributes to enrich your GIS data. Using the Show/Hide Attributes Tool in Global Mapper Welcome back to the Global Mapper tutorial series. In our previous session, we touched upon the basics of the Layer Attribute Editor. Today, we will dive deeper into more advanced ways to manage and edit your data attributes efficiently. Let's wrap up our look at the Attribute Editor (Attribute Editing Window). Open the file you saved yesterday and dock the Attribute Editor window to the right side of the screen. I’ll skip the ver...