public CIMTextSymbol ConstructTextSymbol()

{
  //Create a simple point text element and assign basic symbology and text settings.

  //Note: Must be on QueuedTask.Run
  //Build 2D point geometry
  Coordinate2D coord2D = new Coordinate2D(3.5, 10);

  //Set symbology, create and add element to layout
  CIMTextSymbol sym = SymbolFactory.Instance.ConstructTextSymbol(
                ColorFactory.Instance.RedRGB, 32, "Arial", "Regular");
  string textString = "Point text";

  //use ElementInfo to set placement properties during create
  var elemInfo = new ElementInfo()
  {
    Anchor = Anchor.CenterPoint,
    Rotation = 45
  };
  var ptTxtElm = ElementFactory.Instance.CreateTextGraphicElement(
    layout, TextType.PointText, coord2D.ToMapPoint(), sym, textString,
                       "New Point Text", true, elemInfo);

  //Change additional text properties
  ptTxtElm.SetX(4.5);
  ptTxtElm.SetY(9.5);
}

{
  //Note: Must be on QueuedTask.Run
  //Create rectangle text with background and border symbology.  
  //Build 2D polygon geometry
  List<Coordinate2D> plyCoords = new List<Coordinate2D>();
  plyCoords.Add(new Coordinate2D(3.5, 7));
  plyCoords.Add(new Coordinate2D(4.5, 7));
  plyCoords.Add(new Coordinate2D(4.5, 6.7));
  plyCoords.Add(new Coordinate2D(5.5, 6.7));
  plyCoords.Add(new Coordinate2D(5.5, 6.1));
  plyCoords.Add(new Coordinate2D(3.5, 6.1));
  Polygon poly = PolygonBuilderEx.CreatePolygon(plyCoords);

  //Set symbology, create and add element to layout
  //Also notice how formatting tags are using within the text string.
  CIMTextSymbol sym = SymbolFactory.Instance.ConstructTextSymbol(
                    ColorFactory.Instance.GreyRGB, 10, "Arial", "Regular");
  string text = "Some Text String that is really long and is " +
                "<BOL>forced to wrap to other lines</BOL> so that " +
                "we can see the effects." as String;

  GraphicElement polyTxtElm = ElementFactory.Instance.CreateTextGraphicElement(
    layout, TextType.RectangleParagraph, poly, sym, text, "Polygon Paragraph");

  //(Optionally) Modify paragraph border 
  CIMGraphic polyTxtGra = polyTxtElm.GetGraphic();
  CIMParagraphTextGraphic cimPolyTxtGra = polyTxtGra as CIMParagraphTextGraphic;
  cimPolyTxtGra.Frame.BorderSymbol = new CIMSymbolReference();
  cimPolyTxtGra.Frame.BorderSymbol.Symbol =
               SymbolFactory.Instance.ConstructLineSymbol(
                          ColorFactory.Instance.GreyRGB, 1.0, SimpleLineStyle.Solid);
  polyTxtElm.SetGraphic(polyTxtGra);
}

{
  //Note: Must be on QueuedTask.Run
  //Build geometry
  Coordinate2D coord2D = new Coordinate2D(3.5, 10);

  //Set symbology, create and add element to layout
  CIMTextSymbol sym = SymbolFactory.Instance.ConstructTextSymbol(
    ColorFactory.Instance.RedRGB, 32, "Arial", "Regular");
  string textString = "Point text";

  var elemInfo = new ElementInfo() { Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeftCorner };
  GraphicElement ptTxtElm = ElementFactory.Instance.CreateTextGraphicElement(
    layout, TextType.PointText, coord2D.ToMapPoint(), sym, textString,
    "New Point Text", true, elemInfo);
}

{
  //Note: Must be on QueuedTask.Run

  //Build geometry
  List<Coordinate2D> plyCoords = new List<Coordinate2D>();
  plyCoords.Add(new Coordinate2D(3.5, 7));
  plyCoords.Add(new Coordinate2D(4.5, 7));
  plyCoords.Add(new Coordinate2D(4.5, 6.7));
  plyCoords.Add(new Coordinate2D(5.5, 6.7));
  plyCoords.Add(new Coordinate2D(5.5, 6.1));
  plyCoords.Add(new Coordinate2D(3.5, 6.1));
  Polygon poly = PolygonBuilderEx.CreatePolygon(plyCoords);

  //Set symbology, create and add element to layout
  CIMTextSymbol sym = SymbolFactory.Instance.ConstructTextSymbol(
       ColorFactory.Instance.GreyRGB, 10, "Arial", "Regular");
  string text = "Some text string that is really long and " +
                "<BOL>wraps to other lines</BOL>" +
                " so that we can see the effects.";

  var ge = ElementFactory.Instance.CreateTextGraphicElement(
    layout, TextType.PolygonParagraph, poly, sym, text,
          "New Polygon Text", true);
}

{
  //Note: Must be on QueuedTask.Run

  //Build geometry
  Coordinate2D ll = new Coordinate2D(3.5, 4.75);
  Coordinate2D ur = new Coordinate2D(5.5, 5.75);
  Envelope env = EnvelopeBuilderEx.CreateEnvelope(ll, ur);

  //Set symbology, create and add element to layout
  CIMTextSymbol sym = SymbolFactory.Instance.ConstructTextSymbol(
             ColorFactory.Instance.WhiteRGB, 10, "Arial", "Regular");
  string text = "Some text string that is really long and " +
                "<BOL>wraps to other lines</BOL>" +
                " so that we can see the effects.";

  //(Optionally) Modify border and background with 50% transparency 
  //CIMGraphic recTxtGra = recTxtElm.Graphic;
  //CIMParagraphTextGraphic cimRecTxtGra = recTxtGra as CIMParagraphTextGraphic;
  //CIMSymbolReference cimRecTxtBorder = cimRecTxtGra.Frame.BorderSymbol;
  //
  //CIMLineSymbol lineSym = SymbolFactory.Instance.ConstructLineSymbol(
  //                    ColorFactory.Instance.BlackRGB, 1.0, SimpleLineStyle.Solid);
  //cimRecTxtBorder.Symbol = lineSym;
  //
  //CIMSymbolReference cimRecTxtBkgrd = cimRecTxtGra.Frame.BackgroundSymbol;
  //CIMPolygonSymbol polySym = SymbolFactory.Instance.ConstructPolygonSymbol(
  //                            ColorFactory.Instance.GreyRGB, SimpleFillStyle.Solid);
  //
  //CIMColor symCol = polySym.GetColor(IElementContainer container);
  //symCol.SetAlphaValue(50);
  //cimRecTxtBkgrd.Symbol = polySym;
  //recTxtElm.SetGraphic(recTxtGra);

  var ge = ElementFactory.Instance.CreateTextGraphicElement(layout,
              TextType.RectangleParagraph, env, sym, text, "New Rectangle Text");
}

{
  //Note: Must be on QueuedTask.Run(() => { ...
  //Build geometry
  Coordinate2D center = new Coordinate2D(4.5, 4);
  var eabCir = new EllipticArcBuilderEx(center, 0.5, ArcOrientation.ArcClockwise);
  var cir = eabCir.ToSegment();

  var poly = PolygonBuilderEx.CreatePolygon(
    PolylineBuilderEx.CreatePolyline(cir, AttributeFlags.AllAttributes));

  //Set symbology, create and add element to layout
  CIMTextSymbol sym = SymbolFactory.Instance.ConstructTextSymbol(
                  ColorFactory.Instance.GreenRGB, 10, "Arial", "Regular");
  string text = "Circle, circle, circle";

  GraphicElement cirTxtElm = ElementFactory.Instance.CreateTextGraphicElement(
    layout, TextType.CircleParagraph, poly, sym, text, "New Circle Text", false);
}

{
  //Note: Must be on QueuedTask.Run

  //Build geometry
  Coordinate2D pt1 = new Coordinate2D(3.5, 7.5);
  Coordinate2D pt2 = new Coordinate2D(4.16, 8);
  Coordinate2D pt3 = new Coordinate2D(4.83, 7.1);
  Coordinate2D pt4 = new Coordinate2D(5.5, 7.5);
  var bez = new CubicBezierBuilderEx(pt1, pt2, pt3, pt4);
  var bezSeg = bez.ToSegment();
  Polyline bezPl = PolylineBuilderEx.CreatePolyline(bezSeg, AttributeFlags.AllAttributes);

  //Set symbology, create and add element to layout
  CIMTextSymbol sym = SymbolFactory.Instance.ConstructTextSymbol(
    ColorFactory.Instance.BlackRGB, 24, "Comic Sans MS", "Regular");

  var ge = ElementFactory.Instance.CreateTextGraphicElement(
    layout, TextType.SplinedText, bezPl, sym, "this is the bezier text",
          "New Bezier Text", true, new ElementInfo() { Anchor = Anchor.CenterPoint });
}

{
  //Note: Must be on QueuedTask.Run

  //Build geometry
  Coordinate2D center = new Coordinate2D(4.5, 2.75);
  var eabElp = new EllipticArcBuilderEx(center, 0, 1, 0.45, ArcOrientation.ArcClockwise);
  var ellipse = eabElp.ToSegment();

  var poly = PolygonBuilderEx.CreatePolygon(
    PolylineBuilderEx.CreatePolyline(ellipse, AttributeFlags.AllAttributes));

  //Set symbology, create and add element to layout
  CIMTextSymbol sym = SymbolFactory.Instance.ConstructTextSymbol(
                        ColorFactory.Instance.BlueRGB, 10, "Arial", "Regular");
  string text = "Ellipse, ellipse, ellipse";

  GraphicElement ge = ElementFactory.Instance.CreateTextGraphicElement(
    layout, TextType.PolygonParagraph, poly, sym, text, "New Ellipse Text", false);
}

{
    //Note: Needs QueuedTask to run
    //using the default font
    var textSym1 = SymbolFactory.Instance.ConstructTextSymbol();
    var textSym2 = SymbolFactory.Instance.ConstructTextSymbol(
                       ColorFactory.Instance.BlueRGB, 14);

    //using a specific font
    var textSym3 = SymbolFactory.Instance.ConstructTextSymbol("Arial");
    var textSym4 = SymbolFactory.Instance.ConstructTextSymbol(
                      "Arial", "Narrow Bold");

    //or query available fonts to ensure the font is there
    var all_fonts = SymbolFactory.Instance.GetAvailableFonts();
    var font = all_fonts.FirstOrDefault(f => f.fontName == "Arial");
    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(font.fontName))
    {
        var textSym5 = SymbolFactory.Instance.ConstructTextSymbol(font.fontName);
        //or with a font+style
        var textSym6 = SymbolFactory.Instance.ConstructTextSymbol(
                                        font.fontName, font.fontStyles.First());
    }

    //overloads - font + color and size, etc
    var textSym7 = SymbolFactory.Instance.ConstructTextSymbol(
                    ColorFactory.Instance.BlueRGB, 14, "Times New Roman", "Italic");

    //custom symbol - black stroke, red fill
    var poly_symbol = SymbolFactory.Instance.ConstructPolygonSymbol(
      SymbolFactory.Instance.ConstructSolidFill(ColorFactory.Instance.RedRGB),
      SymbolFactory.Instance.ConstructStroke(ColorFactory.Instance.BlackRGB, 1));
    var textSym8 = SymbolFactory.Instance.ConstructTextSymbol(
            poly_symbol, 14, "Georgia", "Bold");
}