8.6.5.3 The (Text Object Properties) Position tab

Text Object Distance Annotation
Asterisk Bracket
Text Object Position tab.png Text Object Position tab URPC=1.png
Annotation
Annotation Position tab.png


For Text Object / Legend / Distance Annotation / Asterisk Bracket

Unit

The Units drop-down list offers both absolute and relative units.

Absolute Units for Horizontal and Vertical
inch, cm, mm, pixel, point, scale

Absolute Units for Horizontal and Vertical

scale When this unit is selected, the label position is corresponding to the axis scale. It will be changed when axis scale is changed.
 % of Page

When this unit is selected, the Horizontal and Vertical text box values are in percentage of the graph page height and width.

 % of Layer

When this unit is selected, the Horizontal and Vertical text box values are in percentage of the layer height and width.

Relative Position

Control available for Distance Annotation and Asterisk Bracket. The objects created by these tools are hybrid objects in that a "target" text object is "connected" to a drawn "source" object -- either an arrow or a bracket. Thus Relative Position describes the position of the target object with respect to the source object.

Note that system variable @URPC must be set to 1 (default) when these objects are created; otherwise, the Position tab will not display the Relative Position control.

See these topics:

Anchor

Specify the anchor point on the object in this drop-down list.

For example, if choose Left-Top as Anchor, then the left-top point of the object will be moved to the position of the specified Horizontal and Vertical value.

Note:

  • When the unit selection is changed in the drop-down list, Horizontal and Vertical text box values are automatically updated so that the object retains the same size and position.

Anchor on Text Frame

Specify the anchor point is on the frame. (The text object frame can be customized in Frame tab)

If there is no frame in the object, whatever this check box to be checked, the anchor will on the edge of the text.

If there is a frame in the objext and check this box, the anchor will on the edge of the frame.

Mini Tutorial: Fix the legend on the right-top corner of layer

  1. Right-click on the legend, and select Properties... on the context menu.
  2. In the Text Object dialog, got to Position tab.
  3. Set Anchor = Right - Top, Horizontal = 100 and Vertical = 0.
  4. Make sure Anchor on Text Frame option is checked.
Anchor on Text Frame 01.png

Note: If the Anchor on Text Frame is uncheck, the above setting can not make the legend and the layer frame alignment.

Anchor on Text Frame 02.png

Attach to

Control available for Distance Annotation and Asterisk Bracket. Note that system variable @URPC must be set to 1 (default).

  • When the drawn source object is one-dimensional -- straight line, arrow, curved arrow, polyline, curve or freehand line -- the text object's Attach to will be Begin, Middle or End and it will be attached to one of these points on the source object (e.g. Middle - Top).
  • When the source object is two-dimensional -- rectangle, circle, polygon, region, closed polyline/curve/freehand -- the text object's Attach to will be some combination of Top, Bottom, Left, Right and Center (e.g. Center-Top) with relation to the drawn 2D source object.

Horizontal/Vertical or X Offset/Y Offset

Specify the value of horizontal or vertical offset.
If check the No Horizontal Movement/ No Vertical Movement check box, the object will be prevented to drop for horizontal or vertical movement.

For Distance Annotation and Asterisk Bracket, controls are replaced by X Offset and Y Offset and used to offset position of the text object from the drawn source object.

For Annotation object

In the Postion tab of Annotation object, use the following options to change the object connect data point.

X Value Choose the X Value option and enter the X value in the text box. Then the Annotation object is connectted to the data point according to this x value, and the text is updated according to this data point.
Point Index Choose the Point Index option and enter the index of the data point in the text box. Then the Annotation object is connectted to the data point according to this index, and the text is updated according to this data point.
Min Y Click this button to move the Annotation object to connect to the data point with minimum Y value, and the text is updated according to this data point.
Max Y Click this button to move the Annotation object to connect to the data point with maximum Y value, and the text is updated according to this data point.

Beginning with Origin 2017, you can drag annotation labels from point to point. Click the Pointer Button Pointer.png button, press the ALT key and use the cross-hairs to drag the label to another data point.

Offset

Unit The Units drop-down list offers both absolute and relative units for the offset.
Text Anchor Specify the anchor point on the object in this drop-down list.

If check the Anchor on Text Frame check box, the anchor point is on the frame. (The text object frame can be customized in Frame tab)

Horizontal / Vertical Specify the value of horizontal or vertical offset.

If check the No Horizontal Movement / No Vertical Movement check box, the object will be prevented to drop for horizontal or vertical movement.

To restrict movement of an object in the horizontal or vertical dimensions, you can press SHIFT while dragging the object with your mouse.

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