how can i un associate bearings with the lines? if i change the color of a property line it changes all the bearings to the color i just changed the line to?
Evidently you have your bearings and line work set to go to the same layer. Create a layer called BRNG-TXT and set the color you want. Then assign the annotations to the TXT layer. Then changing the properties of the linework will have no effect on your labels.
OK, next SWAG...... go to the Carlson Configure under the Settings tab. Click on the General Settings radio button. Look on top right side of the menu for Object Linking. Try unchecking the box next to Link Labels with linework.