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About Text Labels

Adding a new Text Label

Renaming a Text Label

Changing the position of a Text Label

Resizing a Text Label

Changing the alignment of a Text Label

Changing the font, font size, or font color of a Text Label

Changing the font style of a Text Label

Moving a Text Label Forward or Backward

Centering a Text Label

Deleting a Text Label

About Text Labels:

A Text Label displays a single line of static text. Unlike Text Fields, Text Lables can neither be selected nor edited.

Adding a new Text Label:

Choose Widget > Insert Text Box > Text Label. If the current Edit Mode is Edit Background Layer, then the Text Label will be added to the Background. Otherwise, it will be added to the current card.

Alternately, you can type ^⌘E.

A Text Label can also be added using the Widgets pull-down menu in the toolbar.
Widgets Pull Down

Renaming a Text Label:

  1. If the Text Label is located in the Background, then change the Edit Mode to Edit Background Layer. Otherwise, change the Edit Mode to Edit Card Layer. (See Changing the Edit Mode of a stack for more information regarding Edit Modes.)
  2. Click on the Text Label.
  3. Click the “Widget” button on top right of the Info sidebar.
    Widgets Button
  4. In the “General” section of the Info sidebar, type the new name of the Text Label into the Name field.
    Rename

Changing the position of a Text Label:

  1. If the Text Label is located in the Background, then change the Edit Mode to Edit Background Layer. Otherwise, change the Edit Mode to Edit Card Layer. (See Changing the Edit Mode of a stack for more information regarding Edit Modes.)
  2. Click and drag the Text Label to the desired destination.

    Alternately, the location can altered using the Text Label’s “Metrics” section of the Info side bar.

Resizing a Text Label:

  1. If the Text Label is located in the Background, then change the Edit Mode to Edit Background Layer. Otherwise, change the Edit Mode to Edit Card Layer. (See Changing the Edit Mode of a stack for more information regarding Edit Modes.)
  2. Click on the Text Label.
  3. Click and drag one the anchors in the desired direction.
    Anchors

    Alternately, the width and height can altered using the Text Label’s “Metrics” section of the Info sidebar.

Changing the alignment of a Text Label:

  1. If the Text Label is located in the Background, then change the Edit Mode to Edit Background Layer. Otherwise, change the Edit Mode to Edit Card Layer. (See Changing the Edit Mode of a stack for more information regarding Edit Modes.)
  2. Click on the Text Label.
  3. Choose Format > Text > <Desired Alignment>.

Changing the font, font size, or font color of a Text Label:

  1. If the Text Label is located in the Background, then change the Edit Mode to Edit Background Layer. Otherwise, change the Edit Mode to Edit Card Layer. (See Changing the Edit Mode of a stack for more information regarding Edit Modes.)
  2. Click on the Text Label.
  3. Choose Format > Font > Show Fonts.

    Alternately, you can type ⌘T to show the Font Panel
  4. Make the desired changes in the Font Panel.

Changing the font style of a Text Label:

  1. If the Text Label is located in the Background, then change the Edit Mode to Edit Background Layer. Otherwise, change the Edit Mode to Edit Card Layer. (See Changing the Edit Mode of a stack for more information regarding Edit Modes.)
  2. Click on the Text Label.
  3. Choose Format > Font > <Bold or Italic or Underline>.

Moving a Text Label Forward or Backward:

  1. If the Text Label is located in the Background, then change the Edit Mode to Edit Background Layer. Otherwise, change the Edit Mode to Edit Card Layer. (See Changing the Edit Mode of a stack for more information regarding Edit Modes.)
  2. Click on the Text Label.
  3. To move a Text Label one position at a time, choose Widget > Bring Forward or Send Backward.

    To move a Text Label in front of all other widgets in a card or the background, choose Widget > Bring to Front.

    To move a Text Label behind all other widgets in a card or the background, choose Widget > Send to Back.

Centering a Text Label:

  1. If the Text Label is located in the Background, then change the Edit Mode to Edit Background Layer. Otherwise, change the Edit Mode to Edit Card Layer. (See Changing the Edit Mode of a stack for more information regarding Edit Modes.)
  2. Click on the Text Label.
  3. To center a Text Label horizontally, choose Widget > Center Horizontally in Card or Center Horizontally in Background.

    To center a Text Label vertically, choose Widget > Center Vertically in Card or Center Vertically in Background.

Deleting a Text Label:

  1. If the Text Label is located in the Background, then change the Edit Mode to Edit Background Layer. Otherwise, change the Edit Mode to Edit Card Layer. (See Changing the Edit Mode of a stack for more information regarding Edit Modes.)
  2. Click on the Text Label.
  3. Press the Delete key.