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<li>Open the layer properties, by right clicking on the layer in the table of contents and selecting properties. Navigate to the '''Labels''' Tab, set the desired label style and placement.<br>
'''Tip:''' It may be necessary to allow overlapping labels in the placement properties to ensure that you can see all messages.</li>
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To label these differently in ArcMap the following process can be used.
<li>Ensure you have a messages_P.shp file open (and the layer contains messages).</li>
<li>Right click on the layer in the table of contents and select '''Label'''.</li>
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<li>Open the layer properties, by right clicking on the layer in the table of contents and selecting properties. Navigate to the '''Labels''' Tab. In the Method Option, from the drop box select '''Define Classes of features and label each class differently'''.</li>
<li>In the '''Class''' section select the '''Add...''' option.</li>
<li>Add a class with name "CHECK".</li>
<li>Set the desired display options for "CHECK" type messages.</li>▼
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<tt>"Message" like '%CHECK%'</tt><br>
This is shown in the image below.
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▲Set the desired display options for "CHECK" type messages</li>
<li>Repeat the process for WARNING ("Message" like '%WARNING%') and ERROR ("Message" like '%ERROR%') messages, setting different styles for each type of message.</li>
Now when messages are viewed these should be displayed with the styles set for check, warning and error type messages.
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