The commands in the Label Content group on the LABELS tab control what columns in the layer table to use for labels and for abbreviations. MapInfo Pro will uses an abbreviation when a label is too long to display on the map.
The options in this group are:
- Label using – Select a column in the active layer that contains the text that you want to display on the map as labels.
- Abbreviate with – Select a column in the active layer that contains abbreviations, a short form, to use when a label text is too long to display on the map. The abbreviation is used when a label overlaps with another label or when it does not fit within its region. You must select the check box located beside the Abbreviate with drop-down list to use abbreviations.