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How do you add plain text to the block diagram for documentation and can I change the background color to yelllow or something else that may be helpful? see image below

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Just double-click in an emtpy area and start typing. Use the coloring tool to color the text background.

 

(there is also a "free label" in the decorations palette, but that seems like a detour ;))

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Shift+right-click in the BD and select the Text tool.

 

Ben64

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try double clicking the block diagram and then pasting the text.

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Thanks all, that was an easy one 😉

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