To add an annotation:

1. Click View > Element Symbology.
2. In the Element Symbology Manager, right-click an element and select New > Annotation.
3. Or, select the element to which you want to add the annotation, click the New button, and select New Annotation.
4. The Annotation Properties dialog box opens. Select the annotation you want in the Field drop-down list.
5. If you don’t find the Field you want to use immediately, look carefully through the list of available field selections from top to bottom to make sure you didn’t miss the field you want.
6. If needed, set a Prefix or Suffix. Anything you type as a prefix is added directly to the beginning of the label, and anything you type as a suffix is added to the end (so, you may want to include spaces as part of your prefix and suffix). If you add an annotation that uses units, you can type "%u" in the prefix or suffix field to display the units in the drawing pane.
7. Select the initial X- and Y- offset for the annotation. Offset is measured from the center of the node or polygon or midpoint of the polyline.
8. If needed, set an initial height multiplier. Use a number greater than 1 to make the annotation larger, and a number between 0 and 1 to make the annotation smaller. If you use a negative number, the annotation is flipped (rotated 180 degrees).
9. If you have created selection sets, you can apply your annotation only to a particular selection set by selecting that set from the Selection Set drop-down list. If you have not created any selection sets, then the annotation is applied to all elements of the type you are using.
10. After you finish defining your annotation, click OK to close the Annotation Properties dialog box and create your annotation, or Cancel to close the dialog box without creating an annotation.

Related Topics

• "Using Folders in the Element Symbology Manager"
• "Deleting Annotations"
• "Editing Annotations"
• "Renaming Annotations"
• "Annotation Properties Dialog Box"
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