How to place a Text Favorite that will pick up on the selected element properties.

Background

Having created a Text Favorite containing a Text Field to pick up on an elements property, such as a lines length. Placing Text using the Text Favorite needs to pick up on the selected element properties  in order to update the Text Field to display the selected elements properties.

Steps to Accomplish

1. Select the Place Text tool

2. In the Tool Settings select 'Enable to create relative associations to elements'

3.  Select the Text Favorite to place

4.  Select the Element and place the text

See Also

How to create a Text Favorite
Text Fields - Auto updating annotations