Advanced Text Properties

The following Advanced text properties can be set:

Halo

Select the Halo check box to apply a halo or glow effect to the background of the text. Double-click the Colour icon to select the halo colour. Specify the Width of the halo around the text as a percentage of the chosen font size.

Note: The Halo colour and width are applied to the Sample text in the Text Properties form.

Border and Anchor

Border

Select the Border check box to apply a Fill colour and a Line colour to the border of the text. Specify the Width of the line as a percentage of the chosen font size.

Note: The default background colour for a label is the NULL (transparent) colour.

Anchor

Select the Anchor check box to also apply a Fill colour and a Line colour when an anchor is shown as part of the properties of the label. Specify the Width of the line as a percentage of the chosen font size.

Text Properties