Complete the following steps to add a note to a Floor Plan or Elevation area with or without a tag number:
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In the Annotations ribbon, click Add Note
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To place the note, position the floating text box on the Floor Plan or Elevation area and click to set the final position or right-click to rotate the note before setting the final position. The Add/Edit Note dialog box opens.
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Do the following... |
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Create the note |
Type the text in the note field. Press the ENTER key to create line breaks. You can also click Open to load a text file (.txt) and modify it. You can press the CTRL+C (Copy), CTRL+X (Cut), and CTRL+V (Paste) keys to cut/copy and paste text from another application to the Add/Edit Note dialog box. |
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Assign a tag number (optional) |
Enter a number in the Tag number field and click OK to close the Add/Edit Note dialog box. You must then position the tag number box over the item that the note refers to and click to set it. You can right-click to rotate the tag number before setting its final position. |
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Align the text of the note to the left or right |
Click the Alignment arrow and select the alignment. |
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Change the default font type, size, style and color for the text and tag |
See Items Tab under Display Settings and use the Note option under General and Plan Items. |
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Save this note |
Click Save to open the Save As dialog box. Once a note is saved, you can click Open to reuse the note file. |
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Edit a note |
See Edit a note. |
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Edit a tag |
See Edit a tag. |
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Delete a note |
To delete a note, select the note, right-click, and select Delete. All associated tags (reference numbers or other) are also deleted. |