Restoring a Missing Living Area Label in Home Designer

To restore the Living Area label

1. Select Edit> Default Settings  from the menu.  
   
   
   
2. In the Default Settings dialog, select Plan from the list, then click Edit.  
   
   
   
3. In the General Plan Defaults dialog that displays, place a check in the box beside Show Living Area Label.
   
   
   
   
   
4. Click the OK and Done to confirm the changes and close the dialogs.
   
   

• Open  one of your rooms up to specification and verify that either the Include in Total Living Area Calculation option or Use Default (Included) option is selected on the General panel. If all rooms on a floor level are set to be excluded in the total living area calculation, the Living Area label will not display.
  
  
• Select Tools> Checks> Plan Check  from the menu. In the Plan Check dialog, click the Done button. When the dialog closes, check to see if the Living Area label displays.
  
  
• Next, ensure that the "Room Labels" layer is displayed in the Layer Display Options  dialog. This is the default layer for the Living Area label. If you're using Home Designer Pro, you will also want to make sure that the Text Style assigned to this layer has a Character Height value large enough to be visible in the floor plan.
  
  
• If the Living Area label still doesn't appear and you're using Home Designer Pro, click on an exterior wall within a floor plan view, and use one of the resize edit handles at either end of the wall to detach it from one of the other exterior walls that it's connected to. By opening the enclosed room area, the living area calculation will be forced to update. Navigate to Build> Floor> Rebuild Walls/Floors/Ceilings . Reconnect the walls to restore the enclosed room area, then navigate to Build> Floor> Rebuild Walls/Floors/Ceilings  once again.