Layout editor |
Insert menu |
Insert/Edit Scale Text |
Insert or edit scale text for a selected map view in your layout, for instance 1:100000.
Scale text is always the exactly same as the scale that you set for the selected map view; you can set the scale for a map view in the Layout Management pane. After you have set a scale for a map view, it is advised to fix or keep the scale.
Dialog box options:
Color: |
Select a color for the scale text; select a color from the list. To create your own color, select 'Custom' at the bottom of the drop-down list, or click the create button |
Font name: |
Select the font in which the scale text should appear; you can select an installed font from the list. |
Font size: |
Type a value for the font size (pt) in which the scale text should appear. |
Bold: |
Select this check box to have the scale text appear in bold. |
Italic: |
Select this check box to have the scale text appear in italics. |
Transparent: |
Select this check box to simply obtain the scale text; if you position the scale text on layer, i.e. a map view, or an annotation element, the other layers will still be visible 'below' the scale text (minimum loss of other displayed layers). Clear this check box to create some (white) space on top of which the scale text will be positioned. |
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