You can annotate an assembly with ECAD properties, such as reference designators.
To open this PropertyManager:
From the SOLIDWORKS application, click Annotate Components 
(CircuitWorks toolbar) or .
| Primary Annotation |
Select Reference Designator, Component Name, or Part Number.
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| Additional Annotation |
Specifies a second annotation type. Select the type and a delimiter to separate the primary and secondary annotations. For example, if a component has reference designator C1 and part number 75:
| Delimiter |
Result |
|---|
| (Space) |
C1 75 |
| - |
C1-75 |
| _ |
C1_75 |
| () |
C1 (75) |
| [] |
C1 [75] |
| , |
C1,75 |
| (Linefeed) |
C1
75
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| Board Side |
Annotation location: Top or Bottom.
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| Add |
Add the annotations to the assembly.
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| Remove |
Remove existing annotations from the assembly.
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