Manipulating callouts

After you place a callout, you can use the annotation edit handles to adjust the position, orientation, and size of the callout.

Handle location

Purpose

(A)

Annotation connection point

Moves the start point of the leader along the annotated element.

Pressing <Alt> disconnects the leader and removes associativity.

Pressing <Alt+Ctrl> disconnects the leader, yet preserves associativity.

To learn how, see Move an annotation.

(B)

Leader edit point

Moves the callout text freely by moving the break line.

Changes the leader line length and orientation.

Inserting vertices adds edit points.

To learn how, see Move an annotation.

(C)

Break line edit point

Lengthens or shortens the break line.

Flips the callout and break line to the opposite side of the leader.

To flip a callout without a leader, you can turn the break line on, drag the callout, and then turn the break line off again.

(D)

Callout edit point

Changes the callout width.

Available only when using a fixed-width callout.

Callout move handle

Moves the callout freely even when there is no leader or break line.

The callout move handle is not visible until you click the callout.

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