FlowBreeze allows two ways to insert labels and text boxes on the drawing. Text boxes are useful for adding comments to flow lines to indicate the logic behind the flow direction. The most common occurrence is for branches coming out of Decision symbols.
There are several reasons why labels should be placed into TextBoxes instead of directly on the worksheet:
| • | Labels in TextBoxes can be copied to Word or PowerPoint |
| • | Labels in TextBoxes can be selected and moved around the drawing like other shapes. |
| • | The automatic formatting tools will apply styles to labels in TextBoxes. |
Method 1 - Borderless Label
If you are in flowcharting mode, typing "LBL" followed by the prefix delimiter and the label contents will add the label. That sounds more complex than it is, so here's an example:
lbl:Option 1
Will add a TextBox containing the phrase "Option 1" at the cell location where you entered it. The "lbl" portion is not case sensitive, so it can be "lbl" or "LBL". The ":" is the default prefix delimiter. If you have FlowBreeze Standard Edition, you may change the prefix delimiter and the label font in the Advanced Settings window.
Method 2 - Borderless Label via Prompt
Like the previous method, you can type "LBL" (without the quotes / not case sensitive) to add a label. But in will bring up the Add Label window shown below. Just type the label text and hit the Enter key (or click OK.) FlowBreeze will add the label to the current cell. The difference between this and the standard Excel text box (Method 3, below) is that FlowBreeze applies the default font style and hides the text box border.
Method 3 - Text Box with Border
The standard Excel text box can be added by clicking Insert > Text Box from the FlowBreeze toolbar. When you click the worksheet, it will add a bordered text box to the sheet and place the cursor in the text box ready for your text entry. The font will be the standard worksheet font, and the text box will have a black border.
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