The Properties and Formatting section is where general settings as well as controls for changing the look are changed.
Field | Definition |
Description | A text that will show up on the canvas or in the notepad. |
Color | The color of the text. |
Font | The font for the text. |
Font Style | The style of the text. |
Font Size | The size of the text. |
Alignment | The alignment of the text. |
Positioning | Determines how the text box or notepad will behave when the page size is changed or the canvas is stretched. |
Effects | Options for striking or underlining the text. |
Positioning options determine how the text box or notepad will behave when the page size is changed or the canvas is stretched. This is useful for creating a header, footer, or watermark.
Field | Definition |
Fix Position to | Determines whether or not the text object or notepad is tied to dates (like all NetPoint objects), or not. To create a header, footer, or watermark, choose Canvas Border. The Canvas Border Reference Point section will become enabled. See below. |
Text Box Reference Point | Determines which corner of the text box is anchored to a date (or the canvas border, if chosen above). Options include Top Left, Middle Left, Bottom Left, Top Center, Middle Center, Bottom Center, Top Right, Middle Right, or Bottom Right. For example, if Dates and TR was chosen for a text box and the page size was changed or the canvas was stretched, the top right corner would move along to maintain the same date. Likewise, if additional text was added, the text box would increase down and to the left. |
Canvas Border Reference Point | Determines which corner of the canvas the text box is anchored to (only when Canvas border is chosen above). Options include Top Left, Middle Left, Bottom Left, Top Center, Middle Center, Bottom Center, Top Right, Middle Right, or Bottom Right. For example, if Canvas Border and TR was chosen for a text box and the page size was changed or the canvas was stretched, the distance between the text box and the top right corner of the schedule would remain fixed. To create a header, set the Text Box Reference Point and the Canvas Border Reference Point to TC. To create a footer, set the Text Box Reference Point and the Canvas Border Reference Point to BC. To create a watermark, set the Text Box Reference Point and the Canvas Border Reference Point to MC. |