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title: Add Text Annotations to Diagrams
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  - "database diagrams [SQL Server], annotations"
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# Add Text Annotations to Diagrams (Visual Database Tools)

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To make notes or comments on a diagram you can add text annotations.  
  
### To add text annotations to diagrams  
  
1.  Open the diagram to which you want to add an annotation.  
  
2.  Right-click in the empty space of the Diagram window.  
  
3.  From the shortcut menu click **New Text Annotation**.  
  
4.  Type your note into the text field that appears.  
  
> [!NOTE]  
> To change the font, right click the text field and click **Set Text Annotation Font**.  
  
## See Also  
[Work with Database Diagrams (Visual Database Tools)](../../ssms/visual-db-tools/work-with-database-diagrams-visual-database-tools.md)