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.. index:: Edit Text Object=>Position and Size

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Edit Text Object=>Position and Size
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In this dialog box, the position, size, corner radius and shadow width of an
object can be set.

.. image:: S:/uniplot-obj/images/EditObjectTextPositionandSize-en.*

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**Position in Centimeter Coodinates**
   Text Object position can be specified in centimeter coordinates.

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**Position in Diagram Coodinates**
   Text Object position can be specified in the coordinates of the parent 
   diagram.

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**Position in Centimeters**
   The position of a text object can be specified in centimeters. The position X,
   Y refers to the upper left corner. The Y coordinate must be negative (the
   origin of the coordinate system is in the upper left corner).

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**Position in Diagram Coordinates**
   If the option **Diagram Coordinates** is selected the position and the
   reference corner can be specified. Example: The upper left corner of a text
   object can be displayed at the position rpm = 3000 and Torque = 100 Nm. If
   the axis scaling is altered the drawing object will be moved to the new
   position (3000, 100).

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**Size**
   The Text Object size (width and height) can be specified in centimeters.

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**Automatic Size Update**
   If this option is checked, the size of the textbox is adjusted to the
   extension of the text. This option is especially useful in conjunction with
   field functions (see :ref:`field-functions`). When this option is selected a
   position reference can be chosen. The position reference specifies the
   direction the text box will grow or shrink.

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**Position Reference**
   Specifies which corner of the text object will be fixed to a certain position.

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**Radius**
   The radius for the rounded corners can be specified in millimeters.

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**Shadow Width**
   The width of the object's shadow can be specified in millimeters.

.. seealso::
   :ref:`edit-objecttext`,
   :ref:`edit-objectpattern`,
   :ref:`edit-objectcolor-gradient`,
   :ref:`edit-objectproperties`

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