Insert/Edit Text in layout

Layout editor	Insert menu
Insert/Edit Text

Insert or edit some text in your layout.

You can insert multiple lines of text, but the text is always displayed in one font, one font size, appears either as normal, or as bold and/or italics, and it is linked to one specific position in the layout.

Tip:

When you wish to obtain multiple texts, for instance the names or values of all points, segments or polygons in a certain map, or when you wish to store multiple texts using multiple fonts, multiple font sizes, different formatting and when text should be linked to multiple positions within a map view, it is advised to create an Annotation Text object. An Annotation Text object differs from Text.

Dialog box options:

Text:	Type the text that should appear in your layout. You can create multiple lines of texts by using the Enter key or the Shift+Enter keys in this text box. You can simulate a Tab by using the Ctrl+Tab keys in this text box.
Alignment:
Left	Horizontally position the text at the left hand side of its selection box.
Center	Horizontally position the text at the center of its selection box.
Right	Horizontally position the text at the right hand side of its selection box.
Color:	Select a color for your text; select a color from the list. To create your own color, select 'Custom' at the bottom of the drop-down list, or click the create button ; the Windows Color dialog box will appear.
Font name:	Select the font in which your text should appear; you can select an installed font from the list.
Font size:	Type a value for the font size (pt) in which your text should appear.
Rotate:	Type a value to rotate your text anti-clockwise; if you type 90, the text will be readable from bottom to top. Note: The user-interface does not behave correctly for rotations; you may need to use the Redraw button. If you use a rotation and text falls outside its selection box (difficult to select again in Layout editor), it is advised to use the Layout Management pane to select and edit your text.
Bold:	Select this check box to have text appear in bold.
Italic:	Select this check box to have text appear in italics.
Transparent:	Select this check box to have the text appear with minimum loss of other layers that are displayed 'below' the text. Clear this check box to create some (white) space on top of which the text is positioned.

Examples:

This is my text in Arial, bold, point 10.

This is my text in Times, regular, point 10.

Tips:

You can add as many texts to a layout as you like.
You can copy texts in another program and paste it into this Insert/Edit Text dialog box (use Ctrl+V).
In the Layout editor, text can be sized by dragging for instance one of the corner size handles of a selected text to a new position. The mouse pointer changes into a double-sided arrow when at the right position to start dragging. The font in which a text is displayed will be automatically adapted to the new size.
To store annotation, you need to save the layout. Open the File menu and choose the Save or the Save As command. You can also click in the white space of your layout, and click the Save button in the standard toolbar.

Layout editor

Insert/Edit Text