Creating a Balloon

This task will show you how to create a balloon. You can set text properties either before or after you create the text. 
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1. Click the Balloon icon from the Annotations toolbar (Text subtoolbar).
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2. Select an element. For example, select the bottom line of the rectangle.

3. Click to define the balloon anchor point.

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The Balloon Creation dialog box appears, with the value 1 is pre-entered in the field.
4. You can enter another string or value as needed. For the purpose of this exercise, leave the pre-entered value as is.

5. Click OK.

  

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The value that is edited in the Balloon Creation dialog box is simultaneously previewed on the drawing.
 
When you create more than one balloon, the value of this balloon is automatically incremented.

 

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