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If you anchor the text above, below, right or left, a positive spacing value positions

the text in such a way that it sits close to the outside of the object frame at the

anchoring point. Anchoring in the middle does not result in this movement.

It is easier to add text to a straight line if the line is created as a very thin rectangle.

Choose an anchor point in the middle of the rectangle and then determine the exact

position of the text by setting the spacing accordingly.

Text added to open line types such as Bézier curves (curves and freehand lines),

Polylines (polygon and polygon 45°), and Arcs is also positioned in relation to the

enclosing object frame. If you want to see the extent of this frame, just click on the

object. To add text along one of these lines, you can use the Fontwork tool described

on page 191.

Text added as described above is rotated when the object is rotated. The property

settings, particularly those dealing with spacing relative to the frame, relate only to

situations where the object is not rotated.

Text frames and callouts

To test the range of possible settings, use a text frame or a callout with rounded

corners. For text frames, as for rectangles, you can set the rounding in the Position

and Size dialog (Slant & Corner radius) or in Points mode. The latter makes sense

only if you have a visible outline. With callouts (as with text frames in Points mode),

drag the larger handle in the left upper corner with the mouse to give the desired

amount of rounding. An example of this is shown in Figure 234.

Figure 234: Legend with rounded corners

Unlike drawing objects, text frames and callouts support automatic line breaks and

you can switch on automatic hyphenation under Tools > Language > Hyphenation.

Non-breaking dashes and protected separators are however not available. For a

manual line break, use (as elsewhere) the key combination Shift+Enter.

With the text and callout icons ( and ) you can create text frames and

callouts with vertical text. You need to activate Enhanced language support >

Enabled for Asian languages in Tools > Options > Language Settings >

Languages. Text frames can be rotated like drawing objects, but it is not possible to

rotate callouts.

Text frames and callouts do not have a separate text element, but you still use the

Text dialog to set formatting properties. As soon as you have input text, the upper

three settings on the left side become active (Figure 235). The settings for Spacing to

Borders and Text anchors in the lower window area function in a similar manner to

normal drawing objects and are not dealt with further here.

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