Add Text from a File to a Sheet

Importing written material from a files saves the effort of creating it from scratch.

1. In the project, open the sheet.
2. Click Annotate tabText panel (Text).
3. Click Modify | Place Text tabFormat panel (No Leader).
4. Click in the drawing area to place the text insertion point.
5. On the Windows desktop, open the text document, and copy its contents to the clipboard.
6. In Revit, press Ctrl+V, or click Modify | Place Text tabClipboard panelPaste drop-down (Paste from Clipboard).

The text box expands to contain the copied text. You can move the text box on the sheet, and edit its contents directly. (Editing its contents does not change the original document from which it was copied.)