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I have a feature linked annotation feature class with a number of annotations displayed only partially on the edges of the visible extent of the layout data frame.

The link annotation class will be used in a number of other maps of the same scale and paper size but showing different locations.

Is there a way to dynamically hide the partially displayed annotations?

Out of the box solution preferred, programmatic (ArcObject, VB.Net Addin) acceptable enter image description here

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  • +1 Great question. This capability should be built in to any decent labeling engine and available either by default or as an option. (It's not hard for a developer to code, nor would it lead to inefficient display: they just have to elect to exclude any text whose bounding box is not wholly contained in the map view.) If it's not already a part of ArcGIS, consider submitting an enhancement request. – whuber♦ May 30 '13 at 19:40
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I do this with a bounding box. I had a script (that need to be update since it was in VBA), that create an extent rectangle in the map (as a .shp) and then I used it to select any annotations that intersects the boundary of my extent layers. Then I set the placement properties to those labels to "unplaced".

Could all be placed into a tool in ArcToolbox.

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  • Thanks for your answer. That would work with annotation feature class but this Question is about dynamic label placement. – Jakub Sisak GeoGraphics Jun 19 '13 at 19:42
  • Feature linked annotations are still in a geodatabase, right? Then it should work since the annotation are "physical" and not only dynamic (?) – fgcartographix Jun 20 '13 at 17:02
  • True. I will see if I can come up with a script. – Jakub Sisak GeoGraphics Jun 20 '13 at 17:40

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