Guide to Generating Drawings
Guide to Generating Drawings
Guide to Generating Drawings

Change Text Attributes


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Used to change selected text-specific element attributes of a text or tag element(s). Tool settings controls are used to specify the new attribute settings. The controls are similar to those in the Text Styles dialog box (Element menu > Text Styles) and, as do the controls in the Text Styles dialog box, change the active text attributes.

Tool SettingEffect
Text Style

Sets the current text style from a list of all available text styles.

Magnifying Glass icon

Opens the Text Styles dialog box which is used to create and modify text styles.

Use Fence

If on, the selected attributes of the fence contents are changed.

Font

If on, sets and changes element(s) to active Font.

Height

If on, sets and changes element(s) to active Text Height.

Width

If on, sets and changes element(s) to active Text Width.

Line Spacing

If on, sets and changes element(s) to active Line Spacing.

Line Space Type

If on, sets the type of vertical spacing between lines of text.

Interchar(acter) Spacing

If on, sets and changes element(s) to active Intercharacter Spacing setting.

Slant

If on, sets and changes element(s) to active Slant setting.

Line Length

If on, sets length of the text line for the text editor.

Underline

If on, sets and changes element(s) to active Underline setting — choose Enable (on) or Disable (off).

Vertical

If on, sets and changes element(s) to active Vertical Text setting — choose Enable (on) or Disable (off).

View

If on, determines the effect of rotating the view on the orientation of the text:

  • Dependent
  • — Rotating the view will rotate the text.
  • Independent
  • — Text will stay at the same orientation regardless of the view rotation.
Justification

If on, sets and changes element(s) to active Text Justification.

To change a text or tag element's attributes (those that are set to On)
  1. Select or fence the text or tag element(s).

  2. Select the Change Text Attributes tool.

  3. Accept the change.

Alternative Method — To change a text or tag element's attributes (those that are set to On)
  1. Select the Change Text Attributes tool.

  2. Identify the text or tag element.

  3. Accept the change.

Key-in: MODIFY TEXT

For more information about individual text-specific element attributes, see Text Labels and Setting other text attributes.