[Qgis-user] labels

[Jake Maier]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jake Maier [mailto:j.m at jmforestry.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 8:27 AM
> To: 'qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org'
> Subject: RE: [Qgis-user] labels
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Giovanni Manghi [mailto:giovanni.manghi at faunalia.pt]
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 7:55 AM
> > To: Jake Maier
> > Cc: qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org
> > Subject: RE: [Qgis-user] labels
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > > I now managed to turn the move and rotate label on, but only to
> have
> > > all labels disappear when I assign the fields in data defined
> > settings
> > > (I guess because of the initial value of 0).
> >
> > yes, it should be because you have the columns filled with zeroes.
> > Change the to NULL and it should work as expected.
> >
> >
> > > > How can I fill the coordinate fields with the initial values
> > without
> > > > having to enter all the values manually?
> >
> > change the column values to empty values or nulls and it should work.
> >
> > Nevertheless you will probably notice an issue with rotation: having
> a
> > column with rotation values/angles does not rotate automatically all
> > the labels (you need to click on each label with the "rotate label"
> > tool to have the value appplied).
> >
> > cheers
> >
> > -- Giovanni --
> [JM]
> Thanks Giovanni, this is a hard nut to crack for me for whatever
> reason.
> I insert a new field with table manager and it will enter the zeros in
> each cell automatically. I have many soils to deal with and don't want
> to enter a null in each cell manually. How can I fill the column with
> nulls or delete all of them painlessly?  :) Jake
[JM] 
I think I figured it out myself. When I create a field with the table manager it will place a 0 in the cell. Using the insert feature in the table itself it will place a null in the cell.
Unfortunately that's not the end of my questions on the issue. Now I need to duplicate a label, because some of my soils are large and twisted and I need to insert 2 or 3 labels for the same soil, How can I do this.
Thanks again for any help
Jake