Draw widget - Add option to draw text

[ZoevdbAT]

Please add an option to draw text with the draw widget in the Experience Builder!

In the draw widget in the WAB you can add text elements to the map. I'd like to use this for my maps used in the Experience Builder as well. 

Thanks in advance! 

- Zoë

[AlexanderVidekaVaughan]

@Jianxia Thank you for letting us know it is in the works. Here's a +1 from me on the list of requesting users.

[ahargreaves_FW]

@Jianxia are you talking online or enteprise?

https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-experience-builder-ideas/draw-widget-add-option-to-draw-text/id...

[ClintOffutt1]

Yes, I agree.  I would like to see a Text tool and Freehand Draw tool if possible.  Thanks!

[wja120]

 On the plus side I will say that Experience Builder is a good enough product that we are using it even with some of the strange missing functionality.  That said, I am sure ESRI is well aware at this point that text annotation really is a requirement.  Ideally this needs to be part of the draw widget, but if it needs to be separate we just need it.

[Jianxia]

Thank you all. The draw text tool is planned to be available in the upcoming Experience Builder in Online November release. You may give it a try through the Online Early Adopter community which is now open for beta testing.

[DavidPastizzo]

100% agree.  This is a key function of the Draw tool.  Hard to believe it was not included from the start.

[Jianxia]

All, a new Draw text tool has been added to the Draw widget in Online, which will be picked up by Developer Edition v1.16 in early December and Enterprise 11.5 in Q2 2025. Thank everyone here for helping get this in!

[Jianxia]

The Draw text tool is now added to the Draw widget in Online, which will be picked up by Developer Edition v1.16 in early December 2024 and Enterprise 11.5 in Q2 2025.

[MatthewMalone]

Works great! Thank you to @Jianxia and the ESRI team to get this small (but mighty) addition to the Drawing widget.  Much appreciated!

[ha_hyang]

@Jianxia, Hi,

We have just upgraded to Enterprise 11.3. In order to use the draw/text option, what option can we have?

Thanks in advance.

Helen