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Add a text box or callout

Words on the drawing, in a box or pointing at something.

  • Tutorial
  • 2 min
  • Pro
  • Checked with Fluah 1.0.34

Where to find it

Text box

Text box

  1. Pick Text box in the toolbar, or press T.

    The Text box tool marked in the toolbar
  2. Drag a box, then type. Press Esc when done.

    A text box being typed in, New partition
    Tip. Double-click a box to change its words.

Callout

  1. Pick Callout in the toolbar, or press Q.

    The Callout tool marked in the toolbar
  2. Click what it points at, click where the box goes, then type.

    A callout from the store room door to a box that says Door to swing out

Typewriter

  1. Tools › Typewriter, or press Y.

    Typewriter marked in the Tools menu
    Tip. To keep it on the toolbar, right-click the toolbar, then Show › Typewriter.
  2. Click and type. The box fits the words.

    Typewriter words, Acoustic panels, in the quiet room
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Updated 6 November 2026