You can reposition the placement of labels in a post map or classed post map in Surfer. This is useful to display all labels in the map and not have them overlap. To move the labels:
- In the Contents window right-click the Post or Classed Post layer and click Edit Labels.
- In the Plot window, click a label and drag it to the desired position. Release the mouse to place the label.
- Continue to reposition all labels, as desired.
- When finished, press the ESC key on the keyboard.
To edit the properties of the labels and leader lines:
- In the Contents window, click the Post or Classed Post layer.
- In the Properties window, click the Labels tab.
- Edit the font and label properties in the Label Set 1 section,and the leader line properties in the Leader Lines section.
To reset the labels to the default position:
- In the Contents window, click the Post or Classed Post layer.
- In the Properties window, click the Labels tab.
- Change the Position relative to symbol to any other position.
- In the Post Map Properties pop up, select Yes to restore default label positions.
Updated October 30, 2017
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This article also points the user to creating a Post Map layer rather than a Base (vector) Map when importing a table of borehole collar locations.
That's correct - currently you cannot move the labels individually on a Base(vector) layer. I will add a vote for this functionality to our feature request file.
Thanks,
Justine
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