Lucidchart- Change Object Text Position

Hi @DanielV 

The yellow square in Visio and similar one is not readily available at this time, you could try other options like Drag and Drop Text and at the same time add a product feedback with this navigation - 

Product feedback | Community (lucid.co)

Hope this helps - Happy to help further!!
Thank you very much and have a great one!
Warm regards

By drag and drop text do you mean adding a text box?

Thanks

Hi @DanielV 

Not exactly on the text box to your point.

Please follow this and see if you could make over.

By drag and drop text, I don't necessarily mean adding a new text box

• Locate the existing text box containing the label you want to reposition.
• It might already be on the object or placed somewhere else on the canvas.
• Click and hold the text box with your cursor.
• Drag the text box to the desired location relative to the object.

As you move it, Lucid will automatically snap the box to alignment points on the object, making it easier to position exactly.

Regards.

Okay thank you

Hi @DanielV, wanted to jump in with a few more tips in addition to what @Humas1985 shared! 

If the default text box position for a particular shape doesn’t meet your needs, I would recommend leaving that default text box blank, adding one of your own, positioning it as you like, and then grouping it with the shape so that it moves as a unit. I’ve demonstrated this with a simple shape and textbox in the GIF below:

However, the request to reposition the default text box for a shape is a common one. You can find the centralized conversation here - I’d encourage you to upvote it and comment with any additional use case details you’d like to share. 

The original solution of grabbing the label with the mouse and moving it does not work for many Lucidchart objects. What happens instead is that the object moves with your mouse. Creating a text box requires additional steps. Here’s what I’ve done. Using the example of a Gear Pump, select the gear pump and double click to get the label to be highlighted. Then ctl-X will cut the label; then ctl-V pastes it to the canvas. NOW, you can grab it with the mouse and put it wherever around the object you please. To get it to stay in that relative position, just select the object and the pasted label and use ctl-G to group the object’s icon and its new label together.

​@Fklein23 Thanks for commenting, and especially for sharing what works for you! I agree that the solution you described - creating a separate text box and grouping it with the shape in question - is the most effective workaround at this time. We’ve noted your feedback!