Balloon label customization is accomplished by defining a series of Balloon formats with the Organize Formats command. You are then enabled to select the custom format when you insert the balloons.
Each balloon format is defined by a name which collects the following properties:
While you are enabled to select Frame: and Arrowhead: from a predefined drop-down list, you have greater freedom when defining the balloon label (Text:), which describes the format to be used to display the balloon data. The following table lists the symbolic texts you are allowed to use:
| Label | Explanation |
| $Q{RELPOS} | The component reference number. To edit this value, use the Item Position Property command. |
| $Q{RELQTY} | The component quantity. To edit this value, use the Quantity Property command. |
| $Q{COMPNAME:f(""#clear(<undef>@)"")=""part name""} | The component name as defined with the Part Properties Edit command. |
| $Q{COMPDES=""part description""} | The component description as defined with the Part Properties Edit command. |
You are enabled to combine any of the above and add any text you require in the text label.
For the sake of this exercise, we will create a new Balloon format named PosOnly so that, instead of displaying the position, quantity, name and description of the component as the default format does, the balloon displays only the position with a circle around it.
| 1 | Start the Organize Formats command and open the Balloon. |
| 2 | Click  New Format and enter "PosOnly" when prompted for the new format name.Note that the new format becomes the default one. If this is not true, select the new format then click  Set Format as Current. |
| 3 | Open the General sub-category and do the following:
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| 4 | In order to test your work, start the Manual Balloon command and insert a balloon with the "PosOnly" format. |