Label

On the Home tab, the Label group includes the following tools. When inserting or modifying a label, you can rotate the label and access its properties from the context menu. You can delete labels with Modify > Delete.

Tip: The project administrator can enable labels to be automatically inserted to new diagram objects, as described in Symbol Default.

• Label
  • Insert
  • Modify
  • Update
  • Highlight

Insert

You can insert labels to diagram objects by selecting the label definition directly from the database or via an existing label in the active diagram.

Insert | Insert existing

Insert

You can insert labels that display information about the diagram object the label is attached to.

Prerequisites

• A suitable label definition. See Label Definitions.

Do the following:

1. Select Home tab > Label group > Insert > Insert. The Label Definition dialog opens, listing the available label definitions.

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2. Select the label definition to use, and click OK.

3. Pick the diagram object to be labeled. If the label has a reference line, the line starts from the picked point.

4. You can use context-menu commands to change the direction of the label (0, 90, 180, 270) or to access the label properties. In the properties, you can apply any rotation value to the label.

5. Move the new label to the intended location and click to accept the location.

6. You can continue picking diagram objects and inserting labels of this kind or press Enter to exit the tool.

7. Press Enter again if you want to restart the tool and select a different kind of label.

Insert existing

You can insert labels to diagram objects by picking the label definition from an existing label.

Do the following:

1. Select Home tab > Label group > Insert > Insert existing.

2. Pick an existing label whose appearance you want to apply to the new label.

3. Pick the diagram object to be labeled. If the label has a reference line, the line starts from the picked point.

4. You can use context-menu commands to change the direction of the label (0, 90, 180, 270) or to access the label properties. In the properties, you can apply any rotation value to the label.

5. Move the new label to the intended location and click to accept the location.

6. You can continue picking diagram objects and inserting labels of this kind or press Enter to exit the tool.

7. Press Enter again if you want to restart the tool and select a different kind of label.

Modify

You can use this command to modify an existing label in the active diagram.

Do the following:

1. Select Home tab > Label group > Modify.

2. Select the label to modify.

3. You can move the label, rotate the label, and edit the label properties such as text size.

4. If the label has a reference line, move its reference point if required, and press Enter to confirm its location.

5. Select another label to modify, or press Esc to exit the tool.

Note: Often the text attributes of the label are fixed. To change the attributes, you have to fix the label and/or the text type. See P&ID Custom Labels.

Update

You can update the content of the labels in the active diagram. You can use this especially when labels are not included in Automatic Update.

Label | All labels

Label

You can use this command to update an individual label or to edit the text of a free-text label.

Do the following:

1. Select Home tab > Label group > Update > Label.

2. Select the label to update.

3. Select another label to update, or press Esc to exit the tool.

All labels

You can update all labels in the active diagram. You can use this, for example, if a linked object has been modified in another diagram (see Manage linked objects), data has been modified outside P&ID, or you have changed the sheet and want to update the title box immediately.

Do the following:

• Select Home tab > Label group > Update > All labels.

Highlight

You can highlight labels that are associated with a given object. You can use this, for example, if it is not clear where the label is located, if the object has more than one label, or if either the label or the object has moved and you want to bring them back together.

Do the following:

1. Select Home tab > Label group > Highlight.

2. Select a diagram object. All labels related to that object are highlighted in the diagram.