Text Frames are available for placement in the following ways.
From the schematic editor:
- Choose Home | Graphical Elements | Text Frame.
- Right-click in the design space then choose Place » Text Frame.
From the schematic library editor:
- Choose Home | Circuit & Graphical Elements | Text Frame.
- Right-click in the design space then choose Place » Text Frame.
After launching the command, the cursor will change to a cross-hair and you will enter text frame placement mode. Placement is made by performing the following sequence of actions:
- Position the cursor and click or press Enter to anchor the first corner of the text frame.
- Move the cursor to adjust the size of the text frame then click or press Enter to complete placement.
- Continue placing further text frames or right-click or press Esc to exit placement mode.
Additional actions that can be performed during placement are:
- Press the Tab key to pause the placement and access the Text Frame mode of the Inspector panel in which its properties can be changed on the fly. Click the design space pause button overlay () to resume placement.
- Press the Spacebar to rotate the Text Frame counterclockwise or Shift+Spacebar for clockwise rotation. Rotation is in increments of 90°.
- Press the Alt key to constrain the direction of movement to the horizontal or vertical axis depending on the initial direction of movement.
- Press the X or Y keys to mirror the symbol along the X-axis or Y-axis.
Graphical Editing
This method of editing allows you to select a placed text frame object directly in the design space and change its size, shape, or location graphically.
When a text frame object is selected, the following editing handles are available:
A selected Text Frame.
- Click and drag A to resize the text frame in the vertical and horizontal directions simultaneously.
- Click and drag B to resize the text frame in the vertical and horizontal directions separately.
- Click anywhere on the text frame away from editing handles then drag to reposition it. While dragging, the text frame can be rotated (Spacebar/Shift+Spacebar) or mirrored (X or Y keys to mirror along the X-axis or Y-axis).
The textual content of a text frame can be edited in-place by:
- Single-clicking the text frame to select it.
- Single-clicking again (or pressing Enter) to enter the in-place editing mode. Sufficient time between each click should be given to ensure the software does not interpret the two single clicks as one double click.
- To finish editing in-place text, either click away from the text frame or press the green tick button (). If you decide the change made is not needed, press the red cross button () to discard the change.
When editing text in place directly within the text frame (as opposed to using the Inspector panel), the defined margins are not present. They will be reapplied after editing is complete and the text changes applied.
To clear the selection of (or de-select) the object, use the Esc key.
Non-Graphical Editing
This method of editing uses the Inspector panel mode to modify the properties of a Text Frame object.
During placement, the Text Frame mode of the Inspector panel can be accessed by pressing the Tab key. Once the Text Frame is placed, all options appear.
After placement, the Text Frame mode of the Inspector panel can be accessed in one of the following ways:
- Double-click on the placed hyperlink object.
- If the Inspector panel is already active, select the Text Frame object, right-click then choose Properties from the context menu.
- With the Text Frame selected, click View | Schematic | Inspector from the main ribbons.
Editing Multiple Objects
The Inspector panel supports multiple object editing in which the property settings that are identical in all currently selected objects may be modified. When multiples of the same object type are selected manually, an Inspector panel field entry that is not shown as an asterisk (*) may be edited for all selected objects.