Working with Textual Symbols

Free text is text that is not associated with an object in the model. For example, a note that you type in a rectangle is free text, (while a column name is not). You can insert free text in your model independently of any shape, and can select and move it like any symbol.

1. Click the Text tool in the palette, and then click in the diagram where you want to insert the text. A symbol saying <Default text> is created.
   
   
2. Double-click the text to open a text input window.
   
   
3. Type text in the window, and then click OK.

• Inserting Text into Shapes
  You can insert text inside any graphic shape. This text is attached to the shape and will move with it. If you change the fill color of the shape, the text also changes.
• Assigning Text to Free Links
  You can assign text to lines and polylines in the diagram to document links between object symbols. The text is attached to the line. If you move the line, the text moves with it.
• Formatting Free Text
  Free text and text in graphic shapes support two modes. These are selectable at the bottom of the text input window: