Textbox

Textbox

Text inside a box (with multiple lines if necessary) can be added by using the Textbox tool.

To add a textbox click and drag the mouse from one corner of the textbox you want to create to the other. This will bring up a Textbox window.

Text can be added using the Text box. You can also enter variables in the text by right clicking in the text box or pressing Ctrl+I which will allow you to bring up an Insert variables window from which to select a variable.

The font, style, and size are set in the relevant boxes.

The horizontal and vertical justification of the text can be set independently to enable you to position the text how you want.

The text colour will be set to the current line colour setting. The OK button will exit this window and create the text. The Cancel button will exit this window without creating any new text. Also a Hyperlink... button (see Hyperlinks) allows the user to set the text up as hyperlink and the Conditions... button (see Conditional Formatting) enables the user to apply conditional formatting to the text.

The background and border colour for the textbox can be set using the fill and line colour buttons in the style toolbar . The border style can also be set with the line style and line thickness buttons in the sytle toolbar .

The margins for the textbox can be changed by using the Margins...  button .

Margins The Edit margins dialogue box allows you to change the margins around the text in a textbox. The margins can be set independantly for the top, bottom, left and right sides of the textbox.