Details and Annotations - Autodesk Revit Architecture 2015 Essentials - page 267

7. Choose the Text command on the Annotate tab. Doing so opens the
Modify Text tab. The tools on the Format panel control the leaders,
leader location, justification, and font formats, respectively.

8. For now, leave the selections at the defaults, choose a location on the
screen, and click the left mouse button. Doing so begins a text box.
Type 1/2 ″ SHIMS (Figure 11.33). Click the mouse to finish the text
and hit Esc to clear the active command.

Figure 11.33 Adding
text to the detail

9. Select the text you just created. To add a leader, click the Add Leader
button at the upper left of the Format panel .

10. Move the text and leader into position with the other notes. In this
way, you can complete the annotations on the detail (Figure 11.34)
and begin the next one.

Figure 11.34 Finishing the detail

Compare your finished detail with the c11-ex11.5end.rvt file, available in
the download from the topic's web page.