Text Box
The Text Box option allows you to add text anywhere on a view. Pre-formatted Auto-Text, corresponding to the information in the Report Generator, can be added, or any user-defined text can be added, as explained below.
To add a Text Box:
- Select Text Box
from the Tools menu, or from the toolbar. - Pick the point where you want to add the Text Box. This point will locate the upper left corner of the Text Box. Enter the point graphically with the mouse, or enter x,y coordinates in the prompt line.
- The Add Text dialog box will appear.
- To enter static text, type any text in the Text area. Use the Enter key to add multiple lines. This text will appear exactly as typed.
- To enter dynamic text, select from the list of Auto Text options (i.e. Project Summary or Other information). This will insert text placeholders (e.g. Project Title) corresponding to the Project Summary information (in the Project Settings dialog) or Other information (e.g. date, time etc) and will be automatically updated if the source information is changed. Auto Text is useful when you are processing multiple files for a single project. You can set up the information format in one text box, and then copy this to multiple files. The Auto Text will dynamically display the actual information for each file.
- When you are finished select OK and the text will be added at the selected location. If you used the Auto Text options, the text placeholders will be replaced by the actual information when you add the text.
TIP: Double-click on the Text Box to bring up the Format Tool dialog. In this dialog, you can format the Text Box as well as the text inside it.