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To open the Properties dialog box for a Text object, see Section Editing object properties in the templates editor.

The Properties dialog box opens.

To edit the properties of a Text object:

  1. In the Name field, enter a name for the object (1).
  2. Enter the text to show in the object's area (2).
  3. In the Rotation angle field, set a text rotation angle. Use either the up and down buttons or the slider. Values are set in degrees. A positive value rotates the text anticlockwise and a negative value rotates the text clockwise (3). 
  4. To select a text font, click Font (4).
  5. From the Horizontal alignment radio button group, select the required radio button (Align text right, Center, or Align text left). This horizontally aligns the text inside the object's area (5). 
  6. From the Vertical alignment radio button group, select the required radio button (Align text up, Center, or Align text down). This vertically aligns the text inside the object's area (6).
  7. If you want to determine the size of the text automatically, select the Auto sizing check box (7).  
  8. If you want to highlight the object's border, select the Border check box (8).
  9. In the Thickness field, set a border thickness value (9). Use either the up and down buttons or the slider.
  10. From the Color drop-down list, select a border color (10).
  11. From the Style drop-down list, select a border style (solid, dot-and-dash, or dashed) (11).
  12. If you want to fill the object's interior, select the Filling check box (12).
  13. From the Color drop-down list, select a fill color (13).
  14. To save changes and close the Properties dialog box, click OK (14).

The Text object properties are now edited.