Update or add text attributes

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title: Update or add text attributes
description: Add, edit, update, or remove text attributes in the CAD Editor.
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release: australia
product: Indoor Mapping
classification: indoor-mapping
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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breadcrumb: [Drawing and editing tools in the CAD editor, Configure CAD objects using the CAD Editor tab, Autocad import tool, Manage CAD source files, Indoor Mapping, Workplace Service Delivery, Employee Service Management]
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# Update or add text attributes

Add, edit, update, or remove text attributes in the CAD Editor.

## Before you begin

For example, if you want to change the name of a room, you can select the text and use the text edit panel to rename it.

Role required: admin

## Procedure

1.  Select the CAD Editor tab.

2.  Select the appropriate **Active layer** on the CAD editor can.

3.  Select the Text tool icon \(\[Omitted image "wsd-text-icon.png"\] Alt text: Text tool icon.\) from the menu.

4.  Select to add the text.

5.  The text edit panel opens.

    \[Omitted image "wsd-add-text-panel.png"\] Alt text: Text panel to add a text element.

6.  Add the text and close the panel.

    The text attribute is added to a selected layer on the CAD file.

7.  To edit an existing text, select the text to open the text edit panel and edit.

    The updated changes appear on the CAD Editor preview.

8.  Select **Remove** to remove a text.


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