To add text to the workbench, click on the Text button in the toolbar. Then, move the mouse to the location you would like the text to appear and click the left mouse button. This will open the Text Properties window. In the Text Properties window you can change the following properties:
Font Face: The font the text will be rendered in. Example: Times New Roman.
Font Style: Draw the text in one of four styles: Normal, Bold, Italics, or Bold Italics.
Font Size: The point size the font will be drawn in. This is any value greater than zero, and can include fractions of a size. Example: 12.5
Text Color: The color the text will be drawn in. Click on the button to select from forty predefined colors, or press More Colors to select a custom color.
Line Spacing: The amount of space between multiple lines of text. The default is zero. Values greater than zero increase the amount of space between the lines. Values less than zero decrease the amount of space between the lines.
Border Color: The color of the border around the text. Click on the button to select from forty predefined colors, or press More Colors to select a custom color. This has no effect if the border style is None.
Border Style: The type of border that will be drawn around the text. If the selected value is None, then no border will be drawn.
Text: The text that will be added to your ticket. This can be a single line of text, or you can press the Enter button to create multiple lines.
To reshape the text border, click the text once to select it and move the mouse over one of the black 'handles' around the edge of the border. Press and hold the left mouse button, then drag the mouse until the border is the desired size. Release the left mouse button to finish. Moving a handle in the corner of the border will move two sides of the border. Moving a handle in the middle of a side will just move that side.
Holding the Shift or Ctrl key on the keyboard while reshaping the border will force the width and height to remain proportionally the same.
To move a piece of text, move the mouse over it, then press and hold the left mouse button. Drag the mouse until the text is in the desired position. Release the left mouse button to finish.
Double click on text to re-open the Text Properties window.
Rotate: The rotation of the text. Positive values rotate counter-clockwise, negative values rotate clockwise. To rotate text, click the text once to select it and click on the Object menu. Select Rotate, enter the desired angle, then press the OK button.
Top Align: Move the text to the top of the surrounding border. This can be combined with the left, right, or center horizontal alignments.
Bottom Align: Move the text to the bottom of the surrounding border. This can be combined with the left, right, or center horizontal alignments.
Center Vertically: Move the text to the vertical center of the surrounding border. This can be combined with the left, right, or center horizontal alignments.
Left Align: Move the text to the left side of the surrounding border. It will also cause each line of text to line up on the left side. This can be combined with the top, bottom, or center vertical alignments.
Right Align: Move the text to the right side of the surrounding border. It will also cause each line of text to line up on the right side. This can be combined with the top, bottom, or center vertical alignments.
Center Horizontally: Move the text to the horizontal center of the surrounding border. It will also cause each line of text to line up based on their center points. This can be combined with the top, bottom, or center vertical alignments.
To align text, click the text once to select it. Make sure there is only one piece of text selected. Then, in the toolbar, press the button corresponding to the alignment action you wish to perform.