Saving a Note to the Design Library

The Design Library provides a central location for reusable elements, such as notes.

1. Select the Design Library tab of the Task Pane, if it is not already visible. The Task Pane is on the right side of the SOLIDWORKS window.
2. Click in the upper-right corner to turn off Auto Show.
3. Expand Design Library , then click the annotations folder.
4. In the graphics area, click the note you added in the previous procedure and click Add to Library on the Task Pane Design Library tab.
5. In the PropertyManager, under Save To, enter a value for File name, then click .
   The note is saved in the Design Library, within the annotations folder. If you move the pointer over the note in the Design Library, a preview appears.
6. Select the Sheet3 tab at the lower-left corner of the drawing.
   The drawing sheet contains several drawing views.
7. From the Design Library, drag the note you saved to the lower-left corner of the drawing sheet.
   1. Click to place the annotation.
   2. Right-click to accept the note when the pointer changes to .