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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