Static labels will not update if the object from which the data is taken is changed, but dynamic labels will. In this exercise, you will change a dynamic label to a static label by changing the label's properties.
Select the yellow lot line to display its grips.
Select the top grip, drag it to a new position along the back lot line, and then use a Near Osnap to fix it in position.
Click here to see an illustration of the updated dynamic label.
Undo the last command.
Select the label text of the yellow lot line, and then right-click and select Edit Label Properties.
Clear the Dynamically Update Label Text check box and then click OK.
Select the yellow lot line to display its grips.
Select the top grip, drag it to a new position along the back lot line, and then use a Near Osnap to fix it in position.
Click here to see an illustration of the non-updated, static, label.
Press ESC to clear the lot line grips.
Select the label text, and then right-click and click Edit Label Properties.
Select the Dynamically Update Label Text check box, and then click OK.
The lot line label is automatically updated.
Undo the last two commands.
Select the yellow lot line, and then right-click and click Dis-Associate Labels.
Select the yellow lot line to display its grips.
Select the top grip, drag it to a new position along the back lot line, and then use a Near Osnap to fix it in position.
Select the yellow lot line, and then right-click and click Update Labels.
Because the label is disassociated, it does not update.
Click here to see an illustration of the disassociated label.