Adding boxes

Boxes are graphical containers that can hold objects, including text, graphics, and other boxes. All contents within a box are clipped to the box boundaries, and move with the box. You can format text within a box, and use it to present captions, titles, and other information.

When you drag an image to the design view, a box is automatically created to contain the image. You can display the image at its actual size by selecting Size to Image in the Box Inspector.

To add a box to a design diagram:

1. Drag a Box icon from the Diagram set of the Objects palette to the design view.
2. In the Box tab of the Box Inspector, do any of the following:
• Enter text in the Text box. In the design view, you can also enter text directly in the box by clicking in the box and typing the text.
• Select Single Line to constrain the text to a single line.
• Select Resize with Text to resize the box to fit the text.
• Click an Align button to align the text.
• Enter width and height values for the margins within the box.
• Select font options for text: Bold, Italic, or both.
• Specify the location of any image you want to appear in the box, and select Size to Image to size the box to fit the image.
3. In the Graphics tab of the Box Inspector, do any of the following:
• Specify the color and line width of the border of the design box.
• Specify the color and font size of the text.
4. Specify how to apply the settings:
• Click Default Settings to use the current settings for all subsequent boxes.
• Click Apply to All to apply the current settings to all existing boxes.