Text Annotations

Text annotations can be edited on screen by double clicking and typing. Text annotations accept dragged colors in order to change the color of selected text. If text is not selected within the annotation, the dragged color will set the background color of the text. To change the font of Text, select it and set the font using the font panel. Other Text annotation attributes are controlled using the Text Annotation Inspector.

Text Annotation Inspector

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Text and Fill Colors - The color wells set the text and background color. Multiple text colors can be specified if colors are dragged directly to selected text.

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Text Shadow - The switch turns text shadowing on or off. The Shadow Angle slider and textfield sets the angular position of the shadow. The Shadow Color well sets the color of the text shadow. The Shadow Depth slider and textfield change the distance between the text and the shadow.

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Rotation - The slider and textfield rotate the text about its center point.

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Size To Fit Contents - This button resizes the text bounding box to fit the textual contents.