Re: How to label a line with text?

[Michael Ross <michael e ross gmail com>]

Octavio is correct.  Create a line.  Turn on object snap. Create a text entity.  Move it so the text connection point snaps to the line midpoint.

I don't know what you mean that the text has no properties.  If I right click I get a menu with properties as an option, or if I double click on the text I get properties.

You will have to be more specific about the text properties.

On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 12:25 AM, Octavio Alvarez <alvarezp alvarezp ods org> wrote:

On 10/14/2013 09:14 PM, Eric Fowler wrote:
> I have done this before, in fact I have diagrams with simple lines
> showing text labels.
>
> But I can't for the life of me figure out how to do it again.
>
> I have tried F2 and Enter and all the menu items. Text does not appear
> in the Properties page.
>
> How can I do this? It must be easy.

I have placed text objects snapped to center of lines. Not beautiful but
it works.

Best regards.
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