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Add Text in Shapes

Text provides labels and information about your diagram. Shape numbers show the process sequence in a flowchart, but do not necessarily indicate the flow of transactions when simulated.

Task

Procedure

Add text

Click the shape and type the text. If the shape doesn’t grow to accommodate text, press F8 to fit to text. The Fit to Text command is also on the Arrange menu.

Resize text in a shape

Select the shape and, on the Format menu, choose Font to specify font settings in the Format Text dialog box.

Set text margins inside a shape

Select a shape or multiple shapes and, on the Format menu, choose Text Layout to specify margin percentages in the Format Text Layout dialog box.

Related Topics

Create a Map, Diagram, or Flowchart

Place and Connect Shapes

Select Shapes and Lines

Add Text Areas

Number and Renumber Shapes

Modify Case Text

Add Notes, Links, and Indicators

Align Objects

Add Styling to Diagram Objects

Add Properties to Shapes

 

See Also

Text Procedures