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Changing the placement of text relative to lines
You can change the placement of text relative to lines individually, for example, to show text at
the start of horizontal lines or the top of vertical lines.
By default, text appears in the center of
lines.
PROCEDURE
1. Select the lines whose text placement you want to change.
NOTE
You must select either only horizontal lines or only vertical lines.
2.
In the Properties panel, activate Text placement in either the Horizontal Lines or Vertical
Lines group.
3.
Select one of the following options from the menu:
● Start
● Center
● End
4. Optional: If you chose Start or End and want to change the offset from the corresponding
end of the line, activate
Start/end gap in either the Horizontal Lines or Vertical Lines
group and change the value in the value eld.
RESULT
The placement of text relative to the selected lines is changed. For vertical lines, Start places text
at the bottom of the line, End places text at the top.
If you also activated Start/end gap, the gap between text on the selected lines and the
corresponding end is changed.
RELATED LINKS
Changing the direction of lines on page 835
Forcing line text to be horizontal
You can force the text of individual lines always to appear horizontal, for example, to make text
on vertical lines easier to read.
PROCEDURE
1. Select the lines whose text you want to keep horizontal.
NOTE
You must select either only horizontal lines or only vertical lines.
2.
In the Properties panel, activate Keep text horizontal in either the Horizontal Lines or
Vertical Lines group.
RESULT
Text on the selected lines always appears horizontal, even if the line is angled or vertical.
Lines
Adding text to lines
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