FAQ: Should I Always Calculate My Annotation $SIZE to 0 in Coverages I Want to Convert to

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No, this is not always necessary. Since ArcMap uses the typesetting unit Point and not the mapunit for specifying text size, the value for $SIZE will be translated into a corresponding point size. However, if the value for $SIZE equals zero, the text size that you specify in ArcMap will be used.

There are two cases in which you would want to consider calculating the $SIZE equal to zero before converting it:

1. When you want to match an exact point size; in particular, when converting into a feature-linked annotation class where existing annotation should be the exact same size as new annotation.

2. To minimize the database storage (the size is stored along with each feature).

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Should I always calculate my annotation $SIZE to 0 in coverages I want to convert to geodatabase?

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