Using the Markup Entity Properties Dialog Box

Using the Markup Entity Properties
Dialog Box

You can use the Markup Entity Properties dialog box to modify markup entities.

Select the markup entity you want to modify. To select multiple markup entities, press the Shift or Control key while selecting.

From the Markup menu, select Format, and then select Markup Entity Attributes.

The Markup Entity Properties dialog box appears.

Note: You can also right-click a markup entity in the Markup Navigation Tree or the workspace, select Format, and then select Markup Entity Attributes.

The following sections describe each option available in the Markup Entity Properties dialog box.

Line Color

Change the line color the selected markup entity or entities.

Select the markup entity or entities for which you want to change the line color.

See Selecting Markup Entities

From the Line Color list, select the color that you want for the entity.

Note: Selecting Bylayer changes the entity color to the color of the layer.

Click OK to close the Markup Entity Properties dialog box.

To define a custom line color, take the following steps:

From the Line Color list, select Custom Color

The Color dialog box appears.

Select a color and click OK.

Click OK to close the Markup Entity Properties dialog box.

The line color changes for the selected markup entity or entities.

Note: Only selected markup entities that you create will have the new line color. To apply the new line color to any new markup entity you create, make sure no markup entity is selected before opening the Markup Entity Properties dialog box.

Line Style

Change the line style for a selected markup entity or entities.

Select the markup entity you want to change the line style. To select multiple markup entities, press the Shift or Control key while selecting.

See Selecting Markup Entities

From the Line Style list, select the required line style.

Click OK to close the Markup Entity Properties dialog box.

The line style changes for the selected markup entity or entities.

Note: Any new markup entities that you create will have the new line style.

Line Thickness

Change the line thickness for a selected markup entity or entities.

Select the markup entity you want to change the line thickness. To select multiple markup entities, press the Shift or Control key while selecting.

See Selecting Markup Entities

From the Line Thickness list, select the required line thickness.

The line thickness changes for the selected markup entity or entities.

To define a custom line thickness, take the following steps:

From the Line Thickness list, select Customize.

In the Width (Pixels) field, enter the desired width.

Click OK to close the Markup Entity Properties dialog box.

The line thickness changes for the selected markup entity or entities.

Note: Any new markup entities that you create will have the new line thickness.

Width (Pixels)

Customize the line thickness when Customize is selected in the Line Thickness list. When other line thicknesses are selected, this field displays its value in pixels but cannot be edited.

See Line Thickness

Arrow Style

Add an arrow head at one or both ends of a markup line entity.

Select the markup line entity you want to change the arrow style. To select multiple markup line entities, press the Shift or Control key while selecting.

See Selecting Markup Entities

From the Arrow Style list, select the style of arrow that you want for the markup line entity.

Click OK to close the Markup Entity Properties dialog box.

The arrow style changes for the selected markup line entity or entities.

Note: Any new markup line entities that you create will have the new arrow style.

Fill Type

Change the transparency for selected markup entity or entities.

Select the markup entity you want to change the fill type. To select multiple markup entities, press the Shift or Control key while selecting.

See Selecting Markup Entities

From the Fill Type list, select the fill type that you want for the markup entity:

Select Solid Fill, if you want the fill color to be solid.

Select Transparent Fill, if you want the fill color to be transparent.

Select No Fill, if you do not want any fill color.

Click OK to close the Markup Entity Properties dialog box.

The fill type changes for the selected markup entity or entities.

Note: Any new markup entities that you create will have the new fill type.

Fill Color

Change the line color, fill color, and fill type for a selected markup entity or entities.

Select the markup entity you want to change the fill color. To select multiple markup entities, press the Shift or Control key while selecting.

See Selecting Markup Entities

From the Fill Color list, select the color that you want for the markup entity.

Note: Selecting Bylayer changes the markup entity color to the color of the layer.

To define your own color, take the following steps:

From the Fill Color list, select Custom Color

The Color dialog box appears.

Select a color and click OK.

The fill color changes for the selected markup entity or entities.

Click OK to close the Markup Entity Properties dialog box.

The fill type changes for the selected markup entity or entities.

Note: Any new markup entities that you create will have the new fill color.

Markup Layers

You can move selected markup entities to a specific layer—the markup entities will inherit the properties of the layer.

From the Markup Layer list, select the layer you want to make active.

Click OK to close the Markup Entity Properties dialog box.

The selected layer appears in the workspace.

Leader Alignment

With the Leader markup entity, you can adjust the location of the leader line’s anchor point to the text box. The Leader Alignment list has the following option for anchor point location with respect to the text box: Top Left, Top Center, Top Right, Center Left, Center, Center Right, Bottom Left, Bottom Center, and Bottom Right.

Text Box Visibility

You can choose to hide the surrounding box for the Leader, Text, and 3D Text markup entities.