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Create a callout
-- a label-and-line that points to something else |
One way to do this is to create
a text box with the callout text label and a graphic line, and
put both of them inside another (borderless) text box.
The latter box acts as a "container" for the callout
and line. It "groups" them together. The container
box can then be dragged into position and anchored to a paragraph
so it will move with the associated text. Here are the steps:
- Choose Insert, Text Box.
A small, horizontally shaped box appears with a hatched border.
- Click outside the text box.
The hatched border should change to a solid line with eight small
squares ("drag handles") around the perimeter. These
can be used to drag the box into a different shape. Also, when
the mouse cursor changes to a four-headed arrow, you can drag
the box to a new location.
- Right-click on the box to select
it and simultaneously display the text box context menu.
- From the context menu, choose
Size and make the box big enough to hold the callout image
and the callout line. (You can also resize it later.) For now,
set the height and width to the same amount to create a square
"container" box.
- Left click in the container
box so that you can edit it. While inside this box, you will
create another text box (perhaps with a border that has rounded
corners) to hold the callout text. Simply choose Insert, Text
Box and another text box -- the callout box -- should appear
inside the first one.
- Enter the desired label text
in the callout box, and resize the callout box as desired with
the drag handles. To give the callout box rounded corners, right-click
it and choose Border/Fill, then Advanced (tab), then check the
box, "Rounded corners." Set the "Corner radius"
to the desired amount. (You can set the radius to a larger amount
to make the callout box into a circle.)
- Drag the callout box into proper
(relative) position inside the container box. That is,
you want to take into account where the callout line will be
placed relative to the callout label. Repositioning the callout
box inside the container box will leave you room for the callout
line.
- While still inside the container
box, append a graphic line to it with Insert, Shapes, Lines
and choose a line with an arrowhead. (Choose just a simple line
if you don't want the arrowhead.)
- Draw the line starting from
the callout box to the desired end position. (For earlier versions
of WordPerfect, you'll need to add the arrowhead to the end of
the line using the Arrow End button on the property bar.)
- When the line appears, right
click it and choose Position. Set the position to Paragraph,
and you will be able to drag the line around inside the container
box so that it points in the proper relative direction. The drag
handles surrounding the line will let you change (rotate) the
direction of the line.
- Exit all boxes by clicking anywhere
in the document area.
- Right-click the container
box to select it. From the context menu choose Wrap. Set
it to wrap "In front of text" to make it "transparent."
- Right-click the container
box to select it, and drag the container box into postion over
your body text. Or, right-click the container box and choose
Position. While in the Box Position dialog, Attach ("anchor")
the box to Paragraph or Page. (Paragraph may be
preferable since the container box will move if body text is
added or deleted above the current paragraph.)
- Right-click the container
box to select it. From the context menu choose Border/Fill
and make it borderless by clicking on the blank space in the
"Available border styles" list, then clicking OK. The
border should disappear.
- Click outside the box to return
to the document.
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