Text object
On the Graphics tab, in the Active Objects group, click Text to create text objects, as follows:
- Click in the drawing area. When a cursor displays, you can type a line of text.
- After entering the text string, double-click on the new text object to view the Object Properties dialog.
Figure 1. Object Properties: Text
Use the Object Properties dialog to specify the following properties:
- Caption: Specify a text string by typing a caption in the text box.
- Text data link button: Click to apply the Text Data Link animation to the Text object.
If the caption doesn’t include any placeholder characters (###) for the text-data link, then clicking this button also automatically appends those characters.
- Align: Align the text by selecting Left, Center, or Right from the combo-box.
- Fonts: Specify a font style for the text by clicking the Fonts button. When the Fonts dialog displays, you can specify the following parameters:
- Font (typeface)
- Font style
- Size
- Effects
- Color
- Script
- Border: Specify a text border by clicking the Border box.
To select a border color, click the Color rectangle. When the Color dialog displays, click a color to select it, then close the dialog.
- Background: Specify a background color by clicking the Color button. When the Color dialog displays, click a color to select it, then close the dialog.
- Enable translation (optional): Specify an external translation file for the text by clicking (checking) this box.