IMPORTANT:Deleting elements that are bound to a graphic in the Layout view causes the lightning bolt symbol to disappear and the graphic to lose its “liveness” in appearance. The graphic is no longer bound to the element’s state, property, and so on, but the graphic remains in the drawing. If the element is restored, the graphic reanimates and the binding is restored. Otherwise, drop another element on the graphic to bind it.
It is possible to add text and bind it to the selected element name, DName, or attribute. If the element name or attribute changes, the text in the drawing is updated automatically.
To add text to the drawing:
On the drawing toolbar, click (
).Click the location in the drawing where the text should display to open the Text dialog box:
Enter the text, then click
.The text displays in the view:
The default text is black, 14 point with no stroke.
Edit the
and palette panes to change the color or font.To bind text to the name, DName, or attribute of the element currently selected in the
pane:Select the text.
In the
pane, locate the section.The following illustrates the
property pane associated with text:Select one of the following radio buttons:
Use Element Name: Displays the element’s name.
Use Element DName: Display the element’s distinguished name.
Use Element Attribute: Enter the attribute to display, then click
.The list of valid attributes displays on the element’s Properties page:
, , , and so on.The text updates to display the selected content. Thereafter, the text updates automatically whenever the associated element content changes.