Pitney Bowes MapInfo Stratus - Manual (Page 35)

3. Type the text you wish to add and click OK.
The text will be added to the map.
You cannot query on a Text Annotation. Summarize data is not supported for Text Annotation. Note:
Click on Navigate Map icon on the toolbar to release the selected annotation feature.
Note:
Pick from Map
To pick a map feature and add it to the map as an annotation follow the steps given below:
1. From the toolbar, select the Pick from Map button .
2. Click on the map where the map feature is located.
You will be shown a dialog listing of all the map features found at that location.
3. Tick the features you wish to add as annotations. Each would be added as a separate annotation.
4. Optionally, enter a value for the buffer. Each map feature will be increased in size from its edge by
the buffer amount before being added.
5. Click Save.
All the selected annotations will be added to the map as shown below:
35 MapInfo Stratus User's Guide
Chapter 5: Working with Annotations