Text is a powerful way to add information to your plans.
In Home Designer, annotations can be added to floor plan, cross section,
and elevation views by using the Rich Text tool.
To place text, click the Rich Text tool.
Then click in the drawing area.
Enter the desired text in the Text Specification dialog.
Under the Rich Text tab,
make adjustments to the text properties such as font, size,
color, alignment, and more.
For larger sections of text,
the Rich Text Specification dialog allows you to edit paragraphs.
The Paragraph Options dialog gives you the ability to make changes to text
alignment, line spacing, margins, and the ability to add bullets.
Under the Appearance tab,
add borders, text background fill, and set margins.
Additional detailed settings for position, angle, and more
are available in the Options tab.
Click OK to confirm the selections.
Rich text is an object. Like many objects in Home Designer, defaults can be set.
Select Edit, then Default Settings to open the Default Settings dialog.
Select Rich Text and click on the Edit button to open the Rich Text Defaults dialog.
Enter the desired default settings.
Default settings are plan specific.
The default will apply to any rich text added to the design after the default is set.
When text is selected,
it displays edit handles like other objects in Home Designer.
Because text is an object, it scales up or down as you zoom in or out.
The Text with Arrow tool makes it possible to add text along with an editable
arrow to the plan.
This is ideal for drawing attention to details and adding comments.
To edit existing rich text,
select the text and click Open in the Edit toolbar.
If you are working in Home Designer Pro, under the Appearance panel,
you can add fill behind the text.
In the Rich Text Specification dialog,
first highlight the text you wish to make changes to,
then make the adjustments to the text properties.
Line with Arrow can be placed independently or attached to an existing object.
Deleting the object will delete the arrow.
There is no limit to the number of lines with arrows that can be attached to an object.
Like rich text,
defaults can also be set for arrows. Click Edit,
then Default Settings.
Open the Arrow Defaults by clicking the Edit button.
Here, set the arrow style, fill color, and size.
The new default settings will apply to any arrow placed in the design after the
default is set.
Finally, click on the arrow to show the edit handles and move the arrow into the desired position.
To continue learning about what you can do in Home Designer,
see the built-in Help menu or our support articles and training videos
available on the Home Designer website.
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