Chapter 1: Learning the Basics 1-21
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Example 8: Comments
1.
Select
Triangle
from the
Lines
toolbox.
2.
Construct a triangle and label its vertices
A
,
B
, and
C
.
3.
Select
Area
from the
Measure
toolbox.
4.
Move the cursor to a side of the triangle until it changes
to the
$
(the cursor message
This triangle
appears), and
click once.
Depending on the triangle and the default settings, a
number and units label, such as 4.520 cm
2
, appears.
5.
Begin typing the comment
Area of ABC =
.
The comment attaches to the left side of the
measurement.
6.
Select
Comments
from the
Display
toolbox.
7.
Move the
4
near the area (the cursor message
Edit this
text
appears and the cursor changes to the
I
).
Click once and an edit box appears with the value of the
area and the comment entered in step 5 on the text line.
8.
Move the cursor between
“
of
”
and
“
ABC
”
in the text
line, and add the word
triangle
.
The text now reads
“
Area of triangle ABC = 4.520 cm
2
.”
9.
Click on the toolbar or press
ESC
to make the edit box
disappear, leaving the comment on the drawing
window.
This triangle
Area of ABC = 4.520 cm
2
Area of ABC = 4.520 cm
2
Area of triangle ABC = 4.520 cm
2
