On-Screen Takeoff - 08.03 Annotations - Text and Textboxes - OST

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Text annotation creates a note on your image/plan that can call out specific information or alert field staff to special requirements.


Adding Text to your Plan

  • Click the Text tool the text annotation tool button is a capital A 
  • Draw a text box in the Image Window
  • Type in the whatever text to display (if you're working on a large plan, the text may be relatively small, you adjust that after entering in the text)
  • Click away from the text box and the Text Format toolbar opens (see Related Articles for more information on the Text Format Toolbar)
  • Make adjustments to the text formatting as needed

the On-Screen Takeoff text formatting toolbar

See Related Articles for how to set default options for Text Boxes and for information on how to edit Annotation after you draw it.

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