Create text in Fusion drawings

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In the Drawing workspace in Fusion,

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you can use the tools in the Text group to add text and notes to sheets in a drawing as you document your design.

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For example, you might add a text box for notes from another document and create several leader notes to call out specific elements.

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Start with a drawing open in the Drawing workspace.

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To add an area of text, from the toolbar, expand the Text menu and select Text.

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Click to specify the first corner, drag the pointer to define the size, and then click again to place it.

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The Text dialog opens.

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If you have notes in a document, such as a Word document or a text file, you can simply copy and paste them into the text box.

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To resize the text box, click and drag any of the handles.

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Notice that when you make the box smaller, the text automatically wraps;

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and when you drag to make it larger again, the text remains in a single text box.

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A note can be edited just as you would in a simple text editor.

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Highlight the text, and then use the Text dialog to adjust the style.

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For example, you can format it as a list with bullet points, numbers, or letters.

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You can also adjust the Font, Height, and Color of the text, add Symbols,

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and incorporate various designs, according to your team or company standards.

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When you are finished, click Close.

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This adds a Notes tab to your drawing.

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In this case, you can see that the notes are very close to the upper right corner.

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To reposition the text box, select it, then click the origin point and drag it to a new location in the drawing.

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To view the entire drawing, on the Navigation bar, click zoom Fit.

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If you need to highlight something on your drawing, you can add a leader note to call it out.

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From the toolbar, expand the Text drop-down.

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Here, you can select Notes to automatically create a hole, thread, bend, or leader note, depending on the type of edge selected;

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however, for this example, click Leader Note.

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In the drawing, select a point on the edge of a feature to place the arrowhead, then specify the endpoint.

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Enter the text and then close the Text dialog to finish the note.

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The leader note is now associated with that feature.