Create or edit multiline text entities.
The Overall Style section applies to the entity as a whole.
The Fragment Style section applies to selected pieces of the text.
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Option
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Description |
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Overall Style Bar |
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Linespace |
Enter the spacing between successive lines of text as a ratio of the height. |
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Width |
Enter the width of the text in drawing units. |
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Fragment Style Bar |
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Font |
Select the font for the text fragment from the dropdown list. |
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Height |
Enter the height, in the selected units, for the text fragment. |
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Units |
Select the unit of measure for the text height. |
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Bold button |
Click to make the text fragment bold. |
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Italic button |
Click to make the text fragment italic. |
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Underline button |
Click to make the text fragment underlined. |
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Strikethrough |
Click for text with a strikethrough line. |
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Colour button |
Click to choose a colour for the selected text fragment. The Colour Selection displays. |
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Left Align button |
Click to align the selected text fragment on the left of the text frame. |
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Centre Align button |
Click to align the selected text fragment in the centre of the text frame. |
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Right Align button |
Click to align the selected text fragment on the right of the text frame. |
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Justify button |
Click to justify the selected text fragment between the left and right edges of the text frame. |
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Stack button |
Click to apply stack formatting to the selected text fragment. |
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Edit window |
Enter or edit the text in this window. Use the arrow keys, [Home], [End], [PgUp] and [PgDn] to navigate. Use [CTRL+C] and [CTRL+V] to copy and paste, respectively. Use [CTRL+A] to select all the text. Select text fragments by clicking and dragging. Right-click for the context menu. |
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Import Text button |
Click to import text from an external file. |
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Angle |
Enter the rotation angle for the text. The text will not be rotated in the editor, to make editing easier. |
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Option
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Description |
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File |
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Import Text |
Select this option to import text from an external file. |
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Insert |
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Insert Symbol |
Select this option to insert symbols such as diameter symbols, etc.
The Other... option displays the Character Map. |
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Format |
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Change Text Style |
Display the Text Style Editor to select another text style or edit the existing text style. |
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Remove all formatting |
Remove all formatting from the multi-line text entity. |
