Enabling the Street Placement style

Steps:

1. Enable the Maplex Label Engine.
2. Click the Label Manager button on the Labeling toolbar.
3. Check the box next to the layer you want to label.
4. Choose a label class under the layer.
5. Choose Street Placement from the line label placement style drop-down list.

The label position can change when you choose the Street Placement style. This is because there are four placement positions for street features: Centered Curved, Offset Curved, Centered Straight, and Offset Straight.

6. Optionally, click Position, choose a different label placement position for your street features, then click OK.
7. Click OK to close all dialog boxes.

Tip:

You can also use the Labels tab on the Layer Properties dialog box to set labeling properties.