Creating Text - Tutorial

The Draw | Shape | Text command is used to create text anywhere in the view window.

 

To add text to the borehole view:

  1. Click the Draw | Shape | Text command.

  2. Move the cursor into the borehole view. Click the left mouse button when the cursor is above the depth log in the header pane.

  3. The Text Editor opens. Type Depth (feet).

  4. Click OK and Depth (feet) appears in the location where the mouse was clicked.

  5. Press ESC on the keyboard to end drawing mode.

  6. Click on the text. A bounding box appears. You can click and drag the text to move the text to the desired location.

  7. With the text selected, highlight the number next to the Points option in the Font section of the Property Manager.

  8. Type a new size value, such as 14, and press ENTER on the keyboard to increase the size of the text.

 

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