Creating a Text With a Leader

You can create a text with leader either in the free space or associated with an element. You can set text properties either before or after you create the text.

Before you begin: Open a drawing representation and create a rectangle.
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More About Text With a Leader
Adding a Leader to an Existing Annotation
Handling Annotation Leaders

  1. Click Text With Leader in the Annotations toolbar (Texts sub-toolbar).

  2. Click the point on the element you want the leader to begin (arrow end).

    A red frame appears.

  3. Click in the free space to define a location for the text.



    The Text Editor dialog box is displayed.

  4. Enter the text in the Text Editor dialog box or directly on the drawing.

  5. If needed, re-position or modify the text.



  6. To end the text creation, click again in free space or select a command icon.



    Important: The leader is associated with the element you selected. If you move either the text or the element, the leader stretches to maintain its association with the element. If you change the element that is associated with the leader, both the new element and the text with leader remain associative to each other.

  7. Create a circle.

  8. Drag the text with leader (using the yellow manipulator at the leader's extremity) to associate it with the circle instead of the rectangle.



    Important: When creating a text with leader in a view that is not up-to-date, the leader is correctly positioned, but is not associated to the geometry.