Add Text to Drawings
- Last UpdatedNov 24, 2025
- 3 minute read
Adds annotation text to drawings.
You are prompted to Specify the first point
Input values in the dimension fields and press Enter or click to identify the insertion point for the text. The Text Editor window displays.

The Text Editor allows you to input and format text.
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Select font name |
Select from the drop-down list to define the font for the text. |
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Specify height of the text |
Select from the drop-down list to define the height of the text. |
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Increase font size |
Click to increase the font size of the text. |
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Decrease font size |
Click to decrease the font size of the text. |
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Select text colour |
Select from the drop-down list to define the colour of the text. Alternatively, enter an RGB color using the format R 100 G 200 B 255. |
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Specify font oblique angle |
Select By Style from the drop-down list to inherit the text font oblique angle from the visual style. Input a value in the field or select from the drop-down list to define the oblique angle for the text. A negative value positions the oblique angle to the left. A positive value positions the oblique angle to the right. |
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Rotation |
Input a value in the field to define the rotation angle of the text. |
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Specify if bold style should be used |
Click to apply bold style to the annotation text. |
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Specify if italic style should be used |
Click to apply italic style to the annotation text. |
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Specify if underline style should be used |
Click to underline the annotation text. |
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Specify if letter case style should be used |
Select Off from the drop-down list to remove upper case or lower case style from the annotation text. Select UPPERCASE from the drop-down list to apply upper case style to the annotation text. Select lowercase from the drop-down list to apply lower case style to the annotation text. |
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Set left alignment |
Click to left align the text. |
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Set center alignment |
Click to center align the text. |
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Set right alignment |
Click to right align the text. |
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Set top alignment |
Click to align the text with the top of the frame. |
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Set base alignment |
Click to align the text with the base of the first character. |
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Set middle alignment |
Click to align the center of the text with the center of the frame. |
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Set bottom alignment |
Click to align the text with the bottom of the frame. |
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Set word wrapping state |
Click to turn word wrapping on and off. |
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Specify max width of word wrapped text |
Input a value in the field or select from the drop-down list to define the maximum width of the text box. The functionality is only available if Set word wrapping state is on. |
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Show/Hide Intelligent Text dialog |
Click to add intelligent text to the annotation. Refer to Intelligent Text for further information. |
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Enter text here |
Input the annotation text in the field. |
Click OK to add the text to the annotation or Cancel to discard any changes and close the Text Editor window.
The text is added to the drawing and the new TEXP element displays in the Draw Explorer.
