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Moving text annotations in Xournal

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ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 40


Yes, it is possible to move text annotations in Xournal. Follow the following steps:

  1. Click in the toolbar on the "Select Region" or "Select Rectangle" button.
  2. Click on the annotation in the document.
  3. Now you can drag the annotation to a different location.



ANSWER 2

Score 6


I succeed to move text like this:

After writing text in any location in the document:

  • I went to the upper toolbar and choose the "Select rectangle" button (instead of the "Text" button). Shortcut: Ctrl + R.
  • Now, in this state, I dragged the text to any other location in the page.

After that, you can go back again to "Text" mode and edit the text as before (shortcut Ctrl + T).

  • I am using Ubuntu 12.04, and currently it installs Xournal 0.4.5 by default.



ANSWER 3

Score 6


In xournal++ 1.1.0 it's slightly changed, to "Select Object".

Click the dropdown circled below (which may either have the mouse-arrow pictured, or it may have a square), and choose "Select Object".

Or use the keyboard shortcut Shift+Ctrl+O.

menu for moving text in xournal++