TrekMap2 - Label ⌘L

In TrekMap the labels are words which the user adds to the map. Labels can be positioned by dragging them with the mouse. The text of the label, and its various properties are edited in the Edit Window. You can change the label's font, size, orientation and color. You can also add a marker and a background.

Label may fade in during the video, or they may always be there (see "Timing" below.

If a label has been selected, you can use short-cut keys

• d delete a label
• l toggle link/unlink label to timing event

Creating A Label ⌘L

You can create a new label by either typing ⌘L, or by using the pull-down menu Edit > Add Label. You can also switch to the label editing mode by clicking on that label.

Default vs. Custom

Often you would like most of your labels to share all their properties except the actual text, timing and location. In that case you can choose for that label to have the default properties. However some times a label should have its own properties, then select custom.

Editing Default Parameters

To edit the Default parameters, click the edit default button on the bottom right of the edit widow.

Timing

There are three modes of timing

• static These labels will appear at all time during the video.
• auto These labels appear as the path of a trek approaches them.
• linked These labels appear at the time of an "Event". (See event ⌘E about Events.) Events only appear on the "flow" tab. To link a label to an event, select linked in the Edit Window and then in the flow window drag the label marker to the event.