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3 A preview of the selected callout Additional attributes for the cross section
displays on the right. See “Dialog line and arrows can be specified on the
Preview Panes” on page 42. Attributes panel.

Line Style Panel Text Style Panel
The LINE STYLE panel is found in the The settings on the TEXT STYLE panel control
specification dialogs for many different the appearance of the selected object’s text.
objects. For more information, see “Line For more information, see “Text Style Panel”
Style Panel” on page 301. on page 520.

Editing Callouts

Callouts can be edited using the edit handles, • The small, square Resize handle is
the edit toolbar buttons and the Callout located on the edge of the callout and is
Specification dialog. See “Callout used to resize it and its associated text.
Specification Dialog” on page 513. • The Add Arrow handle is used to add

When a callout is selected, it has at least four arrows by dragging away from the callout
edit handles. An additional rotate handle shape.
displays for each arrow added to the callout. • The small triangular Rotate Arrow han-
dle located at the end of an arrow, if one
Rotate Move Rotate has been added, is used to rotate that
Arrow arrow around the callout shape.

Resizing Callouts

Callout shapes can be resized either in the
Callout Specification dialog or using the
edit handles. See “Callout Panel” on page
514.
Add Arrow Resize Extend
Callout text can be resized in the Callout
• The Move handle is located at the center Specification dialog. See “Attributes Panel”
of the callout and is used to move it.
on page 515.
• The triangular Extend/Rotate handle is
used to extend and/or rotate the callout’s As long as Specify Callout Size box is
cross section line, if one exists. See checked, a callout’s shape and text resize
“Cross Section Lines” on page 512. independent of one another. When this box is
unchecked, the two are dynamically linked:
if you resize the shape, the text adjusts
accordingly or vice versa.

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