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# Edit a text element

> Set text content, font, color, word wrap, alignment, orientation, and background for a Text element in the FormDesigner Element Properties window.

You can edit the text of a **text** element directly in the element's field. To turn on text editing, right-click the element or select **Text → Edit Text** on the shortcut menu, and then use the editing hot keys.

Change the properties of a **text** element in the **Element Properties** window in the bottom right corner of the [main window](/flexi-capture/form-designer/main-program-window). The window is shown only when **View → Element Properties** is selected.

## Element

| Property | Description                         |
| -------- | ----------------------------------- |
| **Type** | Text.                               |
| **ID**   | A unique identifier of the element. |

## Position and size

| Property   | Description                                                          |
| ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Left**   | Sets the distance between the left edge of the form and the element. |
| **Top**    | Sets the distance between the top edge of the form and the element.  |
| **Width**  | Sets the width of the **text** element.                              |
| **Height** | Sets the height of the **text** element.                             |

## Text

| Property      | Description                                                                                                                                                                        |
| ------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Text**      | Shows the element's text. To edit it, select **Edit Text** on the **Text** element's shortcut menu. You can edit the text directly in the element's field.                         |
| **Font**      | The font used for the text. To change the font, size, and style, click **Change...** and select the settings in the [Font](/flexi-capture/form-designer/font-settings) dialog box. |
| **Color**     | Selects a text color from the drop-down list (dropout forms) or the palette (color forms).                                                                                         |
| **Word wrap** | Wraps the text lines without breaking words.                                                                                                                                       |

## Alignment

| Property        | Description                                                                                                                        |
| --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Horizontal**  | Aligns the text horizontally: **Center**, **Left**, or **Right**.                                                                  |
| **Vertical**    | Aligns the text vertically: **Bottom**, **Center**, or **Top**.                                                                    |
| **Orientation** | Sets the text orientation: **Normal (horizontal)** (left to right), **Vertical (top-to-bottom)**, or **Vertical (bottom-to-top)**. |

## Background

| Property                    | Description                                                                                           |
| --------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Same as form background** | Makes the element background the same color as the form background.                                   |
| **Other**                   | Selects a text background color from the drop-down list (dropout forms) or the palette (color forms). |

<Info>
  The range of available colors depends on the type of your form (black and white or color).
</Info>