The options in this page define the display options for tag numbers (Line Numbers) displayed outside of the drawing area (Outside View).

Accessed by selecting the Annotations > Tag Numbers > External View node in the Project Settings interface.

Define the properties per the fields described below and Save the changes.

The Close icon closes the Project Settings interface, so make sure your changes are saved. You will be prompted to save them it you haven't already.

The Load Defaults icon in the main Project Settings interface will return the settings of the options page to their original values.

Setting	Description
Line Number Label	The fields in this section define the display properties of the Line Number label. Color: Click the icon and select a color from Color Table for the label text. Text Type: Select a text type for the label from the drop down list. You can click the "..." option at the bottom of the list to display the Microstation Text Styles dialog allowing you to modify the text styles if desired. Text Height: Enter a text height dimension into the field provided.
Leader	The fields in this section define the display properties of the Leader line. Color: Click the icon and select a color from Color Table for the label text. Dimensions: Use the bitmap image to define the A dimension in inches/mm.
Line number display options	This displays the format which the external annotation for Line number and Elevation is displayed. The following options are available: Line Number: Only the line number will display. Line Number (Elevation): Line number plus Elevation will display side by side such as: 8-V-0201-PW-B02-2 (CL 6610) Line Number / Elevation: Elevation is displayed under the Line number: 8-V-0201-PW-B02-2/CL6610
Elevation	The fields in this section define the display properties of the Elevation label. Color: Click the icon and select a color from Color Table for the label text. Text Type: Select a text type for the label from the drop down list. You can click the "..." option at the bottom of the list to display the Microstation Text Styles dialog allowing you to modify the text styles if desired. Text Height: Enter a text height dimension into the field provided.
Elevation Options	Determines which elevation style will be used. Select from the following: Top of Pipe Centerline Bottom of Pipe Mixed (CL + BOP) If mixed is selected, it will be displayed as Center elevation _ Bottom of pipe
Arrow type	Select the group elevation arrow type from the list:
Grouping level	The external pipe labels can be grouped if the neighboring labels have the same BOP (Bottom of Pipe) elevation. There are three different level options (1,2,3). Given the neighboring labels have the same elevation, Level 3 will make the labels group larger than Level 1. There are various situations to make the groups for the external pipe labels when considering the BOP elevation is the same. The default is Level 2 and it recommended for general use.
Alignment style	This option defines the justification of the external pipe label. The following options are available: Outside: Displays the label to outside of leader line as shown. Inside: Displays label in middle of leader line as shown.
Show leader line	Enable this option to display leader lines for external annotation as shown below: When this option is not enabled, the external annotation appears as follows: