# Opaque background option for measurements in 2D drawings?

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/opaque-background-option-for-measurements-in-2d-drawings/23404>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [January 4, 2023, 6:11pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/opaque-background-option-for-measurements-in-2d-drawings/23404 "2023-01-04T18:11:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![eegl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/eegl/32/18395_2.png) [@eegl](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/eegl)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 6:11pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/opaque-background-option-for-measurements-in-2d-drawings/23404/1 "2023-01-04T18:11:23Z")

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I’m using Shapr3D Pro version 5.281.0 on macOS 12.6.2.

I’ve made a diagonal measurement as shown below.

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/3/2/32a041d9031878fd4de6d6087e33fe83a54e6e41.png)

In specific, I’d like to have the option to make the text background opaque. This would help readability. I don’t see how to do this.

Also: this probably would apply to text areas in general.

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**Author:** ![McD](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mcd/32/15504_2.png) [@McD](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/McD)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 6:25pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/opaque-background-option-for-measurements-in-2d-drawings/23404/2 "2023-01-04T18:25:25Z")

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In the meantime, touch and drag the text to another area. Up, down, along the dimension line.