This dialog is used to edit the properties of a text rectangle. 

A text rectangle is shown on top of the map.  It can have text that you enter, or it can have standard texts, such as Event Name or Map Scale.  A text rectangle can be specific to one course, or it can be used by all courses.

The following are the properties that you can edit in this dialog:

Shown on

Mark one or more elements from the list of courses. When you mark "All courses", the Text object will be shown on all courses, including those courses that are not marked in the list

Mark one or more elements from the list of canvases. When you mark "All canvases", the Text object will be shown on all canvases, including those canvases that are not marked in the list.

Text is

Select either "Standard text" or "Entered text"

For "Standard text", check the boxes of the standard items that apply.   For "Entered text", enter the text in the edit box.

Formatting

Alignment

Left, centered, right, or justified.

Font...

Click this button to select the typeface, size, and color for the font to be used.

Text color

Click this button to select the color of the text.

Background

Select a color for the background in the rectangle that surrounds the text.

Transparency

Drag the slider to configure transparency of the text background.  The area can be completely Transparent, where the text background is invisible, or all the way to Opaque, where the text background is solid.   Keep in mind that when printing on a PostScript based printer, transparency is disabled.

Internal Margin

Enter the margin between the text and the border of the surrounding rectangle.

Frame

Check this box to put a frame around the surrounding rectangle.

You can check "Round corners" to round the frame corners, and you can configure the width of the frame line.

Rotation

To rotate the text object, enter an angle value in degrees between 0 and 360. The object rotates counter-clockwise around its center point.