A text box is a box where you can type any text. Text in the text box can be displayed as plain text or HTML text.

Example of a text box

You can format the text box symbol properties in the Symbol Properties dialog.

To switch the text of the text box to HTML or Plain text do one of the following

• On the diagram pane, select the text box. Click the button that appears on the lower left corner of the shape:
  • The HTML button converts the text to HTML text.
    
    
    
  • The Plain button converts the text to plain text. 
    

• Open the selected text’s shortcut menu and select or click to clear the HTML Text command. 

You can edit the HTML text using the HTML editor.

To add a hyperlink to an element on a text box

1. Select one or more elements in the Model Browser, or Specification window.
2. Drag the selected elements on the text box on the diagram pane. The hyperlinks to specifications of dragged elements are created on the text box. Click the link on the text box to open the Specification window of the selected element. 
   
   
   

Related pages

• Model elements
• Auxiliary Diagram Symbols
• Diagramming