© National Instruments Corporation 8-1 NI Ultiboard User Manual
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Preparing for Manufacturing/Assembly
The following sections explain the basic functions you need to perform to
prepare your board for manufacturing.
Some of the described features may not be available in your edition of
Ultiboard. Refer to the NI Circuit Design Suite Release Notes for a list of
the features in your edition.

Placing and Editing Text

Text can be placed anywhere on the design and on any layer, regardless of
what element is selected.
Complete the following steps to place text on the design:
1. Choose Place»Graphic»Text. The Text dialog box opens.
2. Type the text in the Value field. As you type, the text appears in the
preview dialog box.
3. Define the following parameters for the text as desired:
•Line Font radio button—Enable and select one of Thin, Normal,
or Bold.
Or
•Windows Font radio button—Enable if you wish to use a
Windows font. Click the Font button and select the desired
Windows font.
Note Ultiboard supports multi-byte fonts so that Chinese, Japanese, Korean and other
users can make full use of Microsoft fonts for special characters.
• Select the desired Height, Layer and Color.
•In the Alignment box, select one of Left, Center, or Right; and
one of Top, Center, or Bottom.