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Create Notes and Text

You can create both notes and text on a diagram; the two are slightly different.

How to

To create a Note

Step

Action

See also

Drag the Note icon from the Common page of the Toolbox onto the diagram.

•	If you have the Edit Object On New checkbox deselected on the Objects page of the Options dialog, the Note element displays on your diagram; type your note text directly within the Note element

•

If you have the checkbox selected, the Notes window displays; type your text in that window

If you want to display the Notes information in a more readable layout, you can resize the window

You can format the text if necessary, using the Notes toolbar at the top of the window; when you have completed the text, click on the OK button to save it

Object Display Options

Notes

Notes Toolbar

To create a Text element

Step	Action	See also
1	Drag the Text Element icon from the Common page of the Toolbox onto the diagram. The Notes window displays.	Notes
2	Type your text in the window. If you want to display the Notes information in more readable layout, you can resize the window. You can format the text if necessary, using the Notes toolbar at the top of the window; when you have completed the text, click on the OK button to save it.	Notes Toolbar

Step

Action

See also

Drag the Text Element icon from the Common page of the Toolbox onto the diagram.

The Notes window displays.

Notes

Type your text in the window.

If you want to display the Notes information in more readable layout, you can resize the window.

You can format the text if necessary, using the Notes toolbar at the top of the window; when you have completed the text, click on the OK button to save it.

Notes Toolbar

Notes