This topic describes how to add notes
to the flow editor canvas.
A note is a resizable, movable, rectangular text
box on the flow editor canvas that you can use to record information
about the flow or a part of the flow. You can add multiple notes to
the flow editor canvas.
A note is not linked in any way to a particular
node in the flow, nor is any information from a note included in the
output files generated by the Generate Runtime Code wizard.
You can move a note to any location on the flow
editor canvas, but typically a note is positioned near the node or
the part of the flow that the note describes.
The following sections describe the tasks that
you can perform with notes.
Creating a note
To create a note:- Open the palette (see Palette).
- Drag the menu item Note from the palette
to the canvas, or select the menu item and then click a blank area
of the canvas.
The flow editor adds a new note to the flow
editor canvas.
Changing the title
or body of a note
To change the text
in the title of a note:
- Click the title area.
Note: Alternatively, you
can right-click the note and then select Edit Title.
- Type the text you want.
Note: Two or more notes can have the same title.
To change the text in the body of a
note:
- Click the body of the note.
Note: Alternatively,
you can right-click the note and then select Edit Text.
- Type the text you want.
Copying and pasting
text in a note
You copy text from a note
or paste text into a note in the usual way.
To
copy text from a note:
- Click the title or body of the note so that it is editable (see Changing the title or body of a note).
- Mark the area that you want to copy.
- Right-click the area and click Copy (or
press Ctrl-C).
To paste text into a note:
- Click the title or body of the note so that it is editable (see Changing the title or body of a note).
- Place the cursor at the location where you want to paste the text.
- Right-click the area and click Paste (or
press Ctrl-V).
Moving or
resizing a note
To move a note, simply
drag it to the location you want on the flow editor canvas.
To resize a note, drag a sizing handle of the note to
the position you want.
Deleting a note
To delete a note:
- Right-click the note.
- Click Delete.