Type, Description and Code

Refer Common Controls.

Text

The Text edit box allows you to set the text that will be displayed and is therefore the most important control on this page. It can be, and frequently is, formula-controlled.

As you type into the Text edit box, the label will update itself if it is visible on the page, as shown in the following examples.

The Text is formula controlled to display at an angle of 90 degrees in all three examples and...

1. set at 2 decimal places with Length Units i.e. mm [%.2F] and justification left;
2. set at 2 decimal places and justification center;
3. set at 0 decimal places with preceding text (i.e. word Minimum) and justification right.

Font 

Clicking the large "A" icon opens the standard Windows font dialog, where you can set the typeface, point size, style, effects and colour of the text. There is a sample area on the font dialog where you can see how the selected options will affect the text appearance. When you close the dialog, the text in the edit box updates to reflect the selected font.

Style 

These buttons are used to turn the three style options on or off - bold, italic or underlined. Each button is independent so you can use any combination of styles at once. When a button appears depressed the corresponding style is enabled. The three styles are also available from the Font dialog.

Justification 

The Justification buttons control where the text of a label appears horizontally relative to its attachment point. Unlike the Style buttons, these are linked so you can only select one at a time. From left to right, the buttons select left, centre and right justification, just like in any word processing application. With a Label, this only shifts the text left and right.

Alignment 

The Alignment of a label is similar to the justification, except it controls the vertical position relative to the attachment point.

The three buttons - Below, On and Above - shown below respectively, are also linked so you can only select one at a time.

Angle

This is the angle that the text appears at on the drawing, with normal horizontal text being at zero degrees. You can enter any angle in either degrees or radians, and the text will be rotated around its attachment point by that angle.