Create Static Text

Insert a text object.

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Create text using one of the following methods:

• Freehand
• Existing Vertices

• Click the Attributes tab to customise the text appearance when the style is 'None'. Return to the Create tab to insert the text.
• Text is added to the active layer.
• Update the text style to update the appearance of all text using that style.
• In the Attributes tool, editing the texts appearance attributes clears the Update Appearance control. Click the box to update the appearance attributes with the current text style settings. If the text style is 'None', the text is updated with the current layer display attributes.
• Text appearance attributes that are defined 'By Layer' are updated when the layer attributes are updated.
• If the text style is 'None' update the text appearance in the Appearance category in the Attributes tool. To update the text appearance to reflect changes made to the layer, clear the Update Appearance checkbox and then reselect the checkbox.
• You can use tabs to align text on multiple lines.
• Right click in the text box to access cut, copy, paste and select all tools from the context menu.

• Manage Text Styles
• Create Text