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Bug

Annotation character spacing is not honored for polylines with true (Bezier) curves.

Last Published: April 6, 2017 ArcGIS for Desktop
Bug ID Number BUG-000103512
SubmittedMarch 9, 2017
Last ModifiedApril 28, 2025
Applies toArcGIS for Desktop
Version found10.5
Operating SystemWindows OS
Operating System Version10.0
StatusWill Not Be Addressed

Additional Information

We apologize that we were unable to address this issue within the current product support cycle.  If the issue continues to affect your work in a supported release, please contact Technical Support.

Workaround

1) Start Edit session2) Using the Edit Annotation Tool, double-click on one of the annotations for the curved polyline features3) On the Annotation tab in the Attributes window, hit the drop-down and choose Default (***even if it is already set to Default***) and then hit Apply4) Switch to the Attributes tab in the Attributes window and now change the CharacterSpacing value to 1005) Note that the spacing now gets applied

Steps to Reproduce

Bug ID: BUG-000103512

Software:

  • ArcGIS for Desktop

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