Add Static Text to a Sheet

Updated on 13 Dec 2024
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Use the insert text tool to add static (in other words, unchanging) text to the form design. To activate the tool, click the Text button in the toolbar.

Note
The method for adding static text to a form design depends on the form’s output data format.

Note
For EMF-based output, text can be also added to an existing rearrange by clicking the Add button below the object list (on the Objects page of the Edit Rearrange or Edit XML Rearrange window).

Steps

Refer to the information that corresponds to the form’s output data format:

EMF-based output

Click the Text button, then click in the form design area to choose where to position the text.

To modify the text, right-click the text in the form design, then click Objects.

You can write any fixed text in the field to be included in the output panel.

Or, you can also edit the fixed text directly in the output view.

To initiate the in-place edit mode, do one of the following:

Right-click the object and select In-place edit.
Select the object and press F2

Now you can edit fixed text, adjust font and formatting settings. For example, colour, bold, and font size can be changed. You can also drag and drop text or copy/cut and paste it to another position.

Note
You cannot edit fixed text with a specific format applied – for example, number or date.

When you have made the required changes, do one of the following to save changes and exit the in-place edit mode:

Click elsewhere on the screen
Press F2
Press Ctrl+Enter

Rich-text-based DOCX, PDF, and XHTML output

You can type text directly on the page at the text cursor position.

Or, to create a moveable and resizeable text box, click Text in the Developer toolbar.

What's Next

Add Input Data to a Sheet (Rearranges)

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