Text Notes

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You can insert wrapping or non-wrapping text notes, which are measured in paper space
and automatically scale with the view. For example, a 1/4" text note indicates that the text
note will display as 1/4" high on a sheet. If you reduce the size of the view scale, the text
automatically resizes.

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Adding Text Notes

Modifying Text Notes

Text Note Properties

Adding Text Notes

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1. Click Annotate tab

Text panel

The cursor changes to the text tool

(Text).
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2. On the Format panel, select a Leader line option:

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No Leader (default)

One Segment

Two Segments

Curved - to change the curve shape, drag the elbow control.

TipWhen you place a text note with a leader, the last leader point snaps to all

possible leader attachment points from nearby text notes. When you place a text
note without a leader, it snaps to the text origins from nearby text notes or labels.
Origin is a point that depends on the text alignment (left, right, or center).
3. Select a left attachment point and a right attachment point.
NoteThe default attachment points are top left and bottom right, but you can change

the defaults.
4. Select a horizontal alignment (Left, Center, or Right).
5. Do one of the following:
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For non-wrapping text. Click once to place the note. Revit inserts a text
box in which to type.

For wrapping text. Click and drag to form a text box.

For a text note with a one-segment or a curved leader. Click once to

place the leader end, draw the leader, and then click the cursor (for nonwrapping text) or drag it (for wrapping text).

For a text note with a two-segment leader. Click once to place the leader
end, click where you want to place the leader elbow, and then finish the
leader by clicking the cursor (for non-wrapping text) or dragging it (for
wrapping text).

6. (Optional) On the Format panel, select attributes for the text: Bold, Italic, and
Underline (or press Ctrl+B, Ctrl+I, or Ctrl+U).
7. (Optional) To create a list in the note, click
style.

(Paragraph Format), and select a list

8. Enter text, and then click anywhere in the view to finish it.
The text note controls remain active so that you can change the notes position and
width.
9. Press Esc twice to end the command.

Community Video: Click Empty Space to Finish

Related topics
Text Notes
Modifying Text Notes
Specifying Text Note Styles
Text Note Properties
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Creating a List in a Text Note

Changing the Default Leader Attachment Points

Creating a List in a Text Note

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When you create a bulleted or numbered list in a text note, Revit indents the list text based
on the Tab Size type property. Pressing Tab will indent the text, but not the bullet or
number. Only single-level lists can be created.
NoteIf the printed length of the bullet or alphanumeric character is greater than the Tab Size

value, the first line in a multi-line list item will be indented 1 space rather than 1 tab length.
All other lines in the list will be indented 1 tab length.

To create a list in a new text note

1. Begin a text note, but before typing text, click
list style.

(Paragraph Format), and select a

You can create a list without indicators, or one with bullets, numbers, lowercase
letters, or uppercase letters.

2. Enter text, and then click anywhere in the view to finish it.

TipWhen you copy text into a note, the paragraph format of the note is applied to the

text. For example, if you copy text into a bulleted list, the copied text is also
bulleted.
To create a list from existing text
1. Select the text you want to format.
2. On the ribbon, click

(Paragraph Format), and select a list style.

3. Press Esc twice to end the command.

Changing the Default Leader Attachment

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When you start a new text note, select new leader attachment points before you click in
the drawing area. After you complete the text note, the attachment points that you specified
become the default locations for leaders in subsequent notes for the current session of
Revit.

Specifying Text Note Styles

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1. Click Annotate tab

Text panel

2. In the Type Properties dialog, select the text properties you want to work with from
the Type list.
3. If desired, click Rename to rename the type, or click Duplicate to create a new text
type.
4. Specify the properties for the display of text notes.
See Modifying Text Note Properties.

5. Click OK.

Modifying Text Notes

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You can modify text notes by changing the font type and style, moving the text note, and
changing the type of text note.
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Changing the Text Note Type

Editing the Text Note

Displaying the Text Box Border

Modifying the Leader/Border Offset

Finding and Replacing Text Notes

Checking Text Note Spelling

Adding a Special Character from the Windows Character Map

Adding or Removing Leader Lines from a Text Note

Text Note Properties

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You can modify many parameter values for text notes.
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Modifying Text Note Properties

Text Note Type Properties

Text Note Instance Properties

Leader Arrowhead Properties