How to determine the properties of free-form text

Use

You can change the appearance and content of free-form text by configuring the text properties.

Procedure

1. Double-click on the free-form text.
2. Select the Format/Free-form text entry.
3. In the Font format box, click on the down arrow and on the name of the font format you want to assign to the free-form text.
4. Enable the corresponding option button in the Alignment group box:

   • Left (the text area is extended to the right when writing and multi-line text is left-aligned).

   • Centered (the text area is extended to the right and left when writing and multi-line text is centered).

   • Right (the text area is extended to the left when writing and multi-line text is right-aligned).

5. Enable the As comment check box to mark the free-form text in the model with a framed yellow background.
6. Click on the Preview button to review the effects of your changes in the model window.
7. Click on OK.

Result

The appearance of the free-form text is changed according to the settings.