With this command you can create single or multi-line and multi-language texts with a leader line for the labeling of objects. The leader can be formatted in various ways, for example with a frame or symbol.

At the top left you can see a preview of:

Aligns the leader text horizontally so that it is legible from the front.

Aligns the leader text vertically so that it is legible from the right.

Switches the scaling feature of leaders on or off. You can change the current scale factor in the input field.

Opens the Dialog box Label scales, where you can assign scales to the leader. You will find further information in the Chapter Label Scale.

Specifies the actual text height. This is calculated from the current text height and the scale factor.

Activates the layer replacement. If you activate the tick box, you can change the layer set as standard.

The operating section contains the following tabs:

The text and symbol properties are object specific; the manager is the similar for most objects. You will find a detailed description of the functions of the manager in the Chapter Management of objects.

Defines the text in the chosen language.

The text is entered directly into the input field. If you enter a text, it is displayed in black. Multilingual texts are displayed in turquoise and object labels turn blue and since they cannot be edited, they are also displayed in wavy brackets.

Additional options are available in the context menu.

Some context menu options are not available for object labels.

Cuts the selected text and inserts it into the clipboard.

Copies the selected text to the clipboard.

Inserts the text from the clipboard.

Deletes the entire row.

Opens the Dialog box Designation, where you can define multilingual texts. You will find further hints on this in the section Designation.
User defined

Opens another context menu with multilingual standard texts from the text database ath_user.rsx. Select a text to apply it.

You will find further information about adapting the text database in the chapter Multilingual standard texts.

Inserts a text box. You will find further information on this subject in the AutoCAD help.

Moves the row by one position upwards.

Moves the row by one position downwards.

Opens the Dialog box Label. You will find further information on this in the Chapter Label.

Defines the first language of the leader text.

Defines the second language of the leader text. The tick box must be activated to display the second language.

Opens the Dialog box Label, where you can adapt the label setting of automatically labeled objects. You will find further information in the Chapter Label.

Defines the selected frame as border for the leader text. The selected frame is displayed directly in the dynamic preview.

Defines the border of the leader text as a symbol. Symbols enclose either the first or first two constituents of the leader text.

Defines the border of the leader text as a frame. A frame always encloses the complete leader text. The Frame option is only available for single-line symbols.

Defines the base point of the leader. This function is not available for leaders with a leader line.

Activates the text indent.

Reduces the indent by one step.

Increases the indent by one step.

For leader texts the settings of the current dimension style are used as standard. Here, you can overwrite single style settings.

Here you can select the dimension style for the leader line.

Sets the current dimension style of the drawing for the leader line. The button is only active when the current dimension style is not set.

Switches in replacement of the text style. If you activate this tick box, you can select a text style from the list.

Switches in replacement of the text height. When you activate this tick box, you can define a new text height in the input field.

Switches in replacement of the distance between the text and the base line. When you activate this tick box, you can define a new distance in the input field.

Switches in replacement of the text color. When you activate this tick box, you can define a new text color by clicking the color button.

Switches in replacement of the infill color of the leader text. When you activate this tick box, you can define a new infill color by clicking the color button.

Switches on replacement of the symbol text style. If you activate this tick box, you can select a text style from the list.

Switches on replacement of the symbol. When you activate this tick box, you can define a new symbol color by clicking the color button.

Switches on replacement of the infill color of the symbol text. When you activate this tick box, you can define a new infill color by clicking the color button.
For color changes the dialog box Color is started. You will find further information on this subject in the AutoCAD documentation.

Changes the text alignment. You can align text left justified, centered and right justified.
The text alignment acts on texts in frames as well as on texts arranged below symbols. As standard, texts in symbols are aligned centered.

Defines a text as placeholder for the symbol width. With the placeholder you can influence the width of symbols. In this way it is possible to design symbols with different widths of text with uniform width.

For leader lines the settings of the current dimension style are used as standard. Here, you can overwrite single style settings.

Displays the dimension style used for information.

Switches in replacement of the arrow tip. If you activate this tick box, you can select a new arrow type from the list.

Switches on replacement of the arrow size. When you activate this tick box, you can define an arrow size in the input field.

Switches on replacement of the arrow color. When you activate this tick box, you can define a new arrow color by clicking the color button.
For color changes the dialog box Color is started. You will find further information on this subject in the AutoCAD documentation.