Detailed Drawings > Annotating the Drawing > Working with Text and Notes > To Create a Normal Leader Note
  
To Create a Normal Leader Note
You can create a note with its leader normal to an entity.
1. On the Annotate Tab, click the arrow next to Note and click Normal Leader Note.
2. Select one of the following entities as a reference for the note:
Edge
Entity
Dimension witness line
Datum point
Axis line
Curve
Vertex
Section
A normal leader with rubber-band effect appears attached to the selected entity. You can drag and place the note text box.
To replace the selected reference, hold down the CTRL key and click another entity.
3. Middle-click on the drawing to specify the location for the note. The Format tab opens. Use the commands on the Format tab to format the note text.
4. Type the note text and click outside the text box to place the note.
 
* A normal leader note can have only a single leader.