Merging Text

You can merge separate text elements—where at least one is a caption—into a single “sentence.” For example, you can merge a caption and two measurements together to read “The model is 5.2 cm tall and 3.1 cm wide.” Select the text you wish to merge (captions, measurements, or labeled objects) in the order you wish it read and choose Merge Text from the Edit menu. Sketchpad consolidates the separate pieces of text into a single caption. The resulting composite caption includes the text of selected captions, the labels of selected labeled objects, and the values of selected measurements and calculations. The order in which the objects were selected determines the order in which they appear in the final composite caption.