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Label Fitting Strategy tab
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[ESRI software]
In Maplex for ArcGIS, a tab on the Label Placement dialog box that allows control of the ways the label engine can fit more labels into a limited area. Methods that can increase label placement are stacking labels, reducing the font size of labels in congested areas, or abbreviating labels.
