Editing Text

There are several options to edit the contents of an existing text item.

Method 1:

  • Select the text item and right-click to open Properties.
  • Choose the Text property on the All tab.
  • Click on the ... button to display the Text dialog where you can make the amendments.

  • Click OK when complete.

Method 2:

  Select the text item, display the Properties dialog and select the Text tab. You can re-type text as well as change the original properties you set as follows:

  • font used
  • point size (for Point Text and Line Text only)
  • bold, italic, underlined and justification settings.

Note: Point Text is the only text item where, once it is selected, you can access the Properties of Text dialog, Text tab, by double-clicking.