Editing text in an annotation

To edit the text in an annotation, double-click the annotation, or right-click the annotation and select Edit. The annotation is selected and the text insertion bar is displayed within the text.

To edit the text:

  • Use the left and right arrow keys to move between characters.
  • Use the up and down arrow keys to move between lines of text.
  • Press BACKSPACE to delete characters to the left of the text insertion bar.
  • Press DEL to delete characters to the right of the text insertion bar.
  • Press TAB to tab the text to the right of the text insertion bar.
  • Press ENTER to start a new paragraph within the same annotation.

When you have finished editing the annotation, deselect it by clicking on the bar chart away from the bounding box or pressing CTRL ENTER. To cancel your edits, press ESC.

Related Topics:

Formatting text annotations

Setting margins in text annotations

Inserting fields into text annotations