Formatting Free Text

Free text and text in graphic shapes support two modes. These are selectable at the bottom of the text input window:


  • Plain text - text formatting is controlled by the display preferences for Free Symbols

  • RTF (Rich Text Format) – text formatting can be controlled directly in the text input window

  1. Create a free text object and double-click it to open a text input window
  2. Select the RTF radio button at the bottom of the text input window to enter RTF editing mode.
  3. Use the RTF tools listed below, or click the Format tool to open the Text Format window. This window has three tabs:

    • Font – including style, size, effects, color and background

    • Paragraph- including indentation, spacing, and alignment

    • Tabs – including positioning and alignment

  4. When complete, click OK to return to the diagram

Tool

Function



Editor Menu



Launch External Editor



Save



Print



Find



Cut



Copy



Paste



Undo



Redo



Open Format Menu



Bold



Italic



Underline



Align Left



Align Center



Align Right



Bullets


Created October 7, 2009. Send feedback on this help topic to Sybase Technical Publications: pubs@sybase.com