Creating text box graphics
Quattro Pro lets you create a text box. You can link a label cell to a text box so that the text box displays the text in the cell.
You can add bullets to a text box by typing a reference code.
These are the available bullets and the codes to create them.
Once you create a text box, you can modify its properties to achieve a variety of different effects. You can customize text box borders and box type. Quattro Pro also lets you convert regular text in 3D text or create a text box with a transparent box border.
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Click Insert
 Shapes Text box. |
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Drag to create the text box.
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You can also create a text box by clicking the Text box
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You can add a text box to a chart or map by clicking the center of the chart or map.
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To link a label cell to a text box | |
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Click a text box.
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Type a backslash (\), a forward slash (/), the cell reference, and a closing backslash.
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For example, \/A:A1\
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Click outside the text box.
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To add bullets to a text box | |
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Click a text box.
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In a text box, type a bullet code,
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For example, \BLT1\ or \BLT2\.
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Click outside the text box.
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For a complete list of bullet codes, see “Creating text box graphics.”
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To customize a text box border or box type | |
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Click a text box.
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Click Format
Selection properties. |
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Click any of the following tabs, and modify any settings:
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Alignment — lets you change alignment
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Text font — lets you change face, size, and appearance
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Text settings — lets you change the fill style and color of the text
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Box settings — lets you change the frame around the text box
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Fill settings — lets you change the background of the text box
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To convert text in a text box to 3D | |
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Click a text box.
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Click Format
Selection properties. |
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Click the Text settings tab.
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Choose 3D from the Fill style list box.
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Click a 3D style from the 3D style palette.
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Open the Color picker, and click a color.
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Open the Background color picker, and click a background color.
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Move the Perspective slider.
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If you want to shade the text, enable the Shaded check box.
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To create a text box with a transparent box border | |
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Click a text box.
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Click Format
Selection properties. |
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Click the Box settings tab.
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Open the Fill color picker, and click No color.
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Click No frame
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