Draw Text

Click the Draw | Shape | Text command to create text in the view window. The typeface, size, style, alignment, opacity, and color can be set for individual characters in a text blocks.

Drawing Text

To create text:

Click the Draw | Shape | Text command.
Click where you want text to appear.
Enter text into the Text Editor dialog.
Highlight the text to be changed and set the text properties by clicking the appropriate button or option in the Text Editor dialog. The math text instructions are not used in this dialog.
Click OK to return to the view window.
Press the ESC key on the keyboard to end draw text mode.

The text appears inside a movable, sizable text box. Click on the box and drag it to move the box to the desired location.

Setting Text Properties

The text can be edited in the Text Editor. To edit existing text content, double-click on the text to open the Text Editor, or you can edit text content in the Property Manager:

Click on the text object in the view window or Object Manager to select it.
In the Property Manager, the text and font properties can be edited.
To change the font properties, click the next to Font. Set any font properties for all of the text in the text block.
To change the text, click the next to Text. For a single line of text, highlight the characters next to Text and type the desired text. Math text instructions can be added directly to the Text line in the Property Manager.
To include multiple lines of text, press the ENTER key on the keyboard to create a new line.
For more complicated text, click the button next to Text. The Text Editor opens. Make any desired edits. To change the text properties in the Text Editor, highlight the text and make any adjustments. Each character can have different properties when edited in the Text Editor.
Click OK.

The text updates in the Text box in the Property Manager and on the view window. Click the next to Font to set the font properties for the text.

Rotating Text

You can rotate text inside a text box.

Click on the text box to select it.
Click Arrange | Rotate | Rotate or right-click on the text and select Rotate.
Set the rotation angle and click OK.

The text updates to the new angle.

Default Text Properties

Default text properties are set in the File | Options dialog on the Font page.