Plain Text

Inserting Text

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1.Click on the Text button, Drawing Elements group, on the Start tab. A small window will open into which you can enter your text (see screenshot on the left).

2.The fields and buttons at the top enable you to format your Text.

3.When you have written your text, click on the OK button.

4.Place the text in the design with a further click.

Editing Text

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It is, of course, also possible to edit text later on. Select it and click on the pencil symbol (see illustration on left). This will open the Text window, where you can make the desired changes.

Alternative way to open the text dialog: double-click on the text.

You can determine the text width dynamically using the green arrow interactor at the edge of the text field. Rotation and position can be adjusted using the object interactor. The rotation of the text field can be reset using the Reset Rotation command in the Context Menu.

In the Properties Editor, you can also edit the text properties. Here you can select your text and determine the desired specifications for the width of a line break, font, font size, position or rotation etc.

Insert Callout

Variant two generates a Callout, i.e. text that points to the desired location in the plan using an arrow.

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1.Click on the speech bubble icon, Drawing Elements group on the Start tab, Text menu. Again, the window into which you can enter your Text will open.

2.Once you have entered, formatted and confirmed the text, you can place the reference arrow in the plan with one click.

3.The next click will set the position of the text. End the insertion process by pressing Esc.

Note: If you do not immediately press Esc after the second click, you will end up with an angled connecting line between the arrow and text. The insertion process corresponds to the drawing of polylines, with each click setting a new vertex.

Editing Callouts

The appearance of callouts can be changed using Dimension Styles. In the Properties Editor, you can assign an alternative dimension style for the selected comment. The Properties Editor does also contain arrow settings, text and line positioning as well as word wrap width.

Insert Comment

Comments serve as an alternative to texts and callouts. They can be placed freely in the drawing and filled with additional information. Comments are subject to visibility control. They can be shown or hidden in the drawing as a whole or specific to viewports via the Visibility group on the Start tab. Comments can also be shared for impress.

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1.Click on the Comment icon, Drawing Elements group on the Start tab, Text menu.

2.The Comment icon will appear next to your cursor. It can be placed freely in your drawing by a click of your left mouse button.

3.The Comment Editor window opens. Once you have added text, confirm by clicking OK.

Editing Comments

Editing the Content

The text in a comment can be edited after double clicking the comment icon in the drawing.

Editing Comments via the Context Menu

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To delete a comment, click it with the right mouse button. From the context menu, choose Delete.

To move a comment, click it with the right mouse button. After selecting Move from the context menu, the comment is attached to your cursor. It can be replaced by clicking the desired place in the drawing with the left mouse button.

Change Visibility of Comments

Comments can be hidden or displayed by means of the Layer Filter on the Start tab, either in the currently active viewport or in all views.

Please note that Comments are only transferred to impress if they are visible in the drawing.