Adding Labels to Shapes

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GEverestB
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Adding Labels to Shapes

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How can I add labels (text) to shapes I have created. I want to label buildings/structures.
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Re: Adding Labels to Shapes

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Hello -

There's two ways:

Either add a new Text shape with the desired text, or

enter a 'Comment' for the shape currently selected and select the 'All' option for Element Labels in the Document tab of the inspector sidebar to the right.

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Re: Adding Labels to Shapes

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Thanks. I used your second option and it worked just fine. :D
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Re: Adding Labels to Shapes

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How can I change the font for a label?
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Re: Adding Labels to Shapes

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GEverestB wrote: 14 Nov 2018, 01:49 How can I change the font for a label?
The font used for element labels (tracks, shapes and other elements) cannot be changed at this point.
For Text shapes the font can be changed with the macOS Font Palette (Command-T).

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