Text

Cytosketch provides a tool to add and format text. To add text, click the Text tool Text button, click on the canvas and start typing.

You can change the color and the font of the text. Cytosketch also provides buttons to easily add Greek letters.

Cytosketch has a special feature to ensure that you always have a good text color for your figure. When the color of the text is set to default, Cytosketch automatically adjusts the color depending on what is underneath the text. If the text is on a dark image then the text will be white, on a light image the text will be black. See below for an example.

Table of Content

Adding Text

  1. Activate the Text Tool by clicking the Text Tool button Text button.
  2. Click on the canvas and start typing.

Changing the Text Color

  1. Activate the Text Tool by clicking the Text Tool button Text button or by double clicking on the text.
  2. In the Text Tool box, click on the drop down list next to Color and select a new color from the list.
  3. Text Tool Change Color

Changing the Text Size

  1. Select the Text by using the Selection tool Selection Tool.
  2. Click the drop down list in the Style box and select a new style from the list.
  3. Style List

Adding Symbols

  1. Activate the Text Tool by clicking the Text Tool button Text button or by double clicking on the text.
  2. In the Text Tool box, click on the desired symbol to insert the symbol.
  3. Text Tool Symbol

Make Text Superscript or Subscript

  1. Activate the Text Tool by clicking the Text Tool button Text button or by double clicking on the text.
  2. Select the part of the text that you want to change and then check the tick box next to Superscript or Subscript.
  3. Text Tool Subscript Superscript

Changing the Text Font

  1. Click Edit in the Style Box.
  2. Style Edit
  3. In the window that appears, click Change Theme and select a new text font from the drop down list.
  4. Canvas Theme
  5. Click Ok and the new font is applied to all the text on the canvas.