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	Block Style Window Description Tab

Description Page

The Description pages in the Diagram Style window allow you to customize the appearance of the description area for the block. This area displays the text entered in the Description field in the Block Properties window. You can customize the following properties:

The background color, fill color and fill style (i.e., how the color is applied to the area). The background color is the underlying color applied to the block; the fill color is applied over the background color in the pattern specified by the fill style.
The style (e.g., solid, dash, etc.), color and thickness of the description area border.
How the description area appears, including:
- Location and Horizontal Alignment allow you to specify where the description area will be displayed (i.e., above the block, inside the block or hidden) and whether it will be left aligned, center aligned or right aligned. If you choose to place the description inside the block, you can also specify the Vertical Alignment (i.e., at the top, center or bottom of the block). If you choose to hide the description area, the Alignment fields will not be available.

If you place the description inside the block, only the description text will be shown. The settings for the surrounding area (i.e., the size, background color, fill color, fill style and border properties) will not be used. The properties for the background color, fill color and fill style of the block will be used instead.

- The color and font used for the text.
- The width and height of the area used for the description. You can enter a fixed value for either or both of these, or you can set them to be the same as the settings used for the caption area. If Block Width is selected in the Width field, the caption text will wrap, if necessary, up to the vertical limit set in the Height field. If Auto Height is selected in the Height field, no limit is placed on the height of the text area.