
Click OK in the Disperse Markers dialog box to run the tool.


In the Disperse Markers dialog box, specify the parameters, and click Environments.In ArcToolbox, navigate to Cartography Tools > Cartographic Refinement > Disperse Markers.Use the Disperse Markers tool to scatter the point feature symbols.Refer to Creating representations for steps to do this. Convert the symbology of the feature class to representation.This workflow requires the ArcGIS Desktop Advanced license. The Disperse Markers tool finds overlapping representation markers and spreads them based on a minimum spacing and dispersal pattern. This method displays all the overlapping point features without changing the original point feature coordinates. The Offset value in the Label Manager window may need to be increased for all points to become visible. The following image shows the dispersed labels of the point features by applying the Maplex Label Engine. Click OK to close all the dialog boxes and to apply the label settings.This allows the labels to be placed in close proximity, freeing up space for more labels to be placed. Specify a label buffer distance to change the space between labels.Set the label offset and enter the preferred offset value to control the distance between a label and its feature.Set the label position and select the Best Position placement option.In the Placement Properties section, uncheck Stack label, and click Properties.Set the labels placement to avoid stacking labels and adjust the labels location.Click OK in all the dialog boxes to return to the Label Manager dialog box.Refer to the following document for steps to create labels with a marker text background: Text inside highway shields or other markers, and click Symbol to select the desired symbol. Set a marker text background to label the features with a desired symbol.In the Symbol Selector dialog box, click Edit Symbol.Under the Text Symbol section in the Label Manager dialog box, click Symbol.

Use the Maplex Label Engine to create labels for the point features in the Label Manager.Refer to Exercise 1: Enabling the Maplex Label Engine and adding the Labeling toolbar for steps to do this. Add the Labeling toolbar, and enable the Maplex Label Engine.Right-click the layer and select Label Features. Click OK in all dialog boxes to apply the symbology settings.If required, click Edit Symbol to open the Symbol Property Editor dialog box, and uncheck the Use Outline option.Click the Symbol button to open the Symbol Selector dialog box, change the Color to No Color, and set the Size to 1.

