Insert free-form text

You can place text in the modeling area irrespective of other model items. This way you can add additional information to your model.

Warning

Free-form texts are not saved in groups and are thus not protected by access privileges for groups. Therefore, it is possible to have reports output the free-form texts of models for which the person running the report does not have read privileges. Therefore, remember not to include confidential information in free-form texts but to use model and object attributes for that.

Procedure

  1. Open the Symbols bar if it is not already open by clicking Symbols Symbols.
  2. Click Free-form text Text. When you drag the mouse pointer onto the model background, an icon is added to the pointer: Free-form texts
  3. Click the position in the modeling area where you want to place the text. A text box opens, in which you can make your entry.
  4. Click next to the text box to finish the input.

Your text is displayed in the model and you can place it anywhere.

See also

Change free-form text

Format free-form text

Move free-form text

Use free-form text as occurrence copy