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Labels

Labels provides the ability to show a text description associated with a map object.

Labels example

Text​

Display Label​

To enable data-bound labels, the "Display Label" in the Text section of the Labels configuration area of the formatting options must be set to "Yes".

Text configuration

This can be configured using conditional formatting by selecting a measure or field value that contains the value yes or no. This allows labels to be enabled for specific rows of data.

Label Text​

The text to be shown for the label is specified here. Whilst a text value can be hardcoded, it usually makes more sense to select a field value, or a measure containing the text to display.

Font (Font family and decoration are not available for WebGL rendered layers)​

Select the font family, size and decoration

Font Color​

Specify the font color to display the text in. This can be configured through conditional formatting, with a gradient, rules or a field value containing the color in hex format (#RRGGBB - eg #FF0000 for red).

Alignment​

This section allows you to position the label, and configure the margins.

Alignment

Position​

For point data such as circles and images, labels can be positioned:

  • Above (above)
  • Below (below)
  • To the right of (right)
  • To the left of (left)
  • Centered on (center)

the related map object. The position can be specified with conditional formatting using the a field value or measure containing the text shown in brackets.

Margin​

The margin allows you to adjust the white space around the text, between that and the label border.

Container​

The container behind the text can be configured as follows:

Container configuration

Display Container​

Whether to show a box behind the text or not.

Border Color​

The color of the box border.

Border Width​

Width of the border.

Border Radius​

The amount of curve at the corners.

Fill Color​

The fill color of the box.

Transparency​

How transparent the whole label is.