Adding a Leader

From the Markup menu, select Add Entity, and then select Leader.

Note: From the Markup Entity toolbar, you can also click Leader .

Click a point on the document where define the Leader anchor point.

Move the cursor to draw the Leader.

Note: To draw a Leader segment and force it to be aligned to the closest axis, vertical or horizontal, hold the Shift key while moving the cursor.

See Aligning a Line Segment to the Vertical or Horizontal Axes

To draw a Leader with multiple line segments, repeat steps 2 and 3 as often as you like. You can click, then drag as often as you like.

Right-click to end the Leader.
A text box appears at the end of the Leader.

In the text box, enter the text you want to attach to the Leader.

Note: The height of the text box will resize to fit the entered text.

To change text box font properties, from the Markup menu, select Format, and then select Font.
The Font dialog box appears allowing you to change the font type, style, and size.

Note: From the respective font property lists on the Markup Properties toolbar, you can also modify the font type, style, and size

Click OK to implement the font changes and to close the Font dialog box.

To change the line properties or fill color of the Leader, select the Leader, then from the Markup menu, select Format, and then select the property or properties you want to change.

Note: From the respective line property lists on the Markup Properties toolbar, you can also modify the line style, line thickness, fill types, and fill colors.

Right-click outside the text area to complete the modification.
The text appears on the drawing and in the Markup Navigation Tree.

Note: To edit the Leader text, double-click the Leader in the tree or in the workspace.