Page based symbol query

[Tom W.]

Hi

I'm having issues with the way text is displayed in page based symbols inserted in the annotations of a viewport.

I copied Tamsin Slatter's v nice parking symbol to use in a map:

but when i export to PDF I'm finding the text is sometimes displaying at an oblique angle:

I messed around a bit + found that changing the Scaling setting for the symbol in the OIP from None to Symmetric seemed to resolve the issue. I have no idea why but it did. The problem is that now this doesn't seem to be working any more so I've got some displaying correctly + some not + no idea the reason why or what I need to do to correct it.

Any guidance would be gratefully received.

Thanks

Tom

[Tamsin Slatter]

Hi Tom
Thanks for the credit... did I really make that symbol? If so, I'm glad you like it! But I am also sorry it is giving you some issues.
I've not come across this before, but here's a suggestion:

• Edit the symbol, and select the text.
• Choose Text > Convert Text to Polylines on the menu.
• Exit the symbol.

This stops the text being perceived as text in the PDF, and might solve the problem...

[Tom W.]

It did thank you for the tip much appreciated!