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Choosing a Font

To change the current font

■ Select a text entity and click a new font from the drop-down list box on the edit bar.

Some TrueType fonts support different styles, such as bold or italic. These provide added versatility in how text appears in your drawing. You can specify styles and effects for TrueType fonts using controls in the Text Editor or the Font dialog box, accessible by right-clicking the font drop-down list box on the edit bar.

To change the font style for an entity using the Text Editor

1 Select a text entity, then click the Edit Text button on the edit bar.

If inplace edit mode is your default, you can switch from inplace editing to text editor mode, by clicking the Text Editor Dialog button on the edit bar.

2 Select the text you want to change.

3 (optional) Select a new font from the Font drop-down list box.

4 (optional) Select a new style by clicking one of the style buttons on the

Text Editor edit bar.

5 (optional) Enter a new text height in the Height text box.

6 Click OK when you are finished modifying text.

For inplace editing, move the pointer away from the text box and use

CTRL+ENTER to complete the command.

Editing Text with the Text Editor

AutoSketch includes an editor so you can modify the content of a text entity.

The Text Editor allows you to format text, change it’s alignment, and even insert Windows characters into your drawing.

You can edit text directly in the Text Editor or you can open and merge files created using another editor. You can also save the contents of the Text Editor to a file. In addition to being able to open and save text (.TXT) files and rich text (.RTF) files, the Text Editor supports cut, copy, and paste operations through the Windows Clipboard and features Spelling tools (see “Checking

Spelling” on page 223).

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The Text Editor supports a number of character editing keys that speed up text editing. These keys control the position of the pointer, help you add and delete text, and control the text selection. With the exception of the

Character Map and text import, all of these features are available during inplace editing using commands on the standard toolbar, property bar, and edit bar. Character Map and text import are only available in text editor mode. To quickly go from inplace editing to the text editor mode, use

CTRL+E.

Character editing keys supported by the text editor

Key

Right Arrow

Function move one character right

Left Arrow

Up Arrow move one character left move one line up

Down Arrow

HOME

END

PAGE UP

PAGE DOWN

BACKSPACE

DELETE

ENTER

SHIFT+Arrow

CTRL+Right Arrow

CTRL+Left Arrow

CTRL+HOME

CTRL+END

CTRL+A

CTRL+X move one line down move to the beginning of the current line move to the end of the current line scroll up one window height scroll down one window height delete previous character delete next character begin a new line extend the selection area move one word right move one word left move to beginning of text move to end of text select all cut selected text

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Character editing keys supported by the text editor (continued)

Key

CTRL+C

Function copy selected text to clipboard

CTRL+V

ESC paste text from clipboard cancel edit

To edit text using the Text Editor

1 Select a text entity, then click the Edit Text button on the edit bar.

If inplace edit mode is your default, you can switch from inplace editing to text editor mode, by clicking the Text Editor Dialog button on the edit bar or use CTRL+E.

2 Edit the text and click OK.

For inplace editing, move the pointer away from the text box and use

CTRL+ENTER to complete the command.

To import a text file

1 On the Text Editor’s File menu, click Open. The Open Text File dialog box appears.

2 Click the folder that contains the file, click the name of the file you want to open, then click Open.

To merge a text file with the text in the editor

1 Select a text entity, then click the Edit Text button on the edit bar. The Text

Editor window appears.

2 Position the insertion point at the location you want to merge the new text.

3 On the Text Editor’s File menu, (or the standard toolbar for inplace editing) click Merge. The Open Text File dialog box appears.

4 Click the folder that contains the file, click the name of the file you want to merge and click Open. The text appears in the Text Editor dialog box.

5 Click OK.

For inplace editing, move the pointer away from the text box and rightclick or use CTRL+ENTER to complete the command.

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To paste text from the Clipboard

1 Place text on the Clipboard from the source application using the

Clipboard commands for that application.

2 In AutoSketch, click the Text Point button on the All-In-One toolbar, then click the Edit Text button on the edit bar.

3 Position the insertion point at the location you want to place the new text.

4 On the Text Editor’s Edit menu, click Paste, or click the Paste button on the Text Editor toolbar. The text appears at the insertion point.

To save the text in the editor to a file

1 On the Text Editor’s File menu (or standard toolbar for inplace editing), click Save As, or click the Save button on the Text Editor toolbar. The Save

Text File dialog box appears.

2 Click the folder where you want to save the file.

3 Enter a filename and click Save.

To place text on the Clipboard

1 Select the text you want to put on the Clipboard.

2 To place a copy of the text and leave the original, on the Text Editor’s Edit menu click Copy, or click the Copy button on the Text Editor toolbar. To move the text to the Clipboard and delete it from the editor click Cut on the Edit menu.

NOTE The Text Editor can import or merge a standard ASCII text file (either

ANSI or OEM/PC format). These file formats are supported by most popular word processors. Be sure the word processor you use can save an ASCII text file.

To change the text font characteristics

1 Select a text entity.

2 Right-click the Font drop-down list box.

3 Click Font on the edit bar pop-up menu. The Font dialog box appears.

4 Click a different font, style, or height. A sample will appear in the window.

5 Click OK.

For inplace editing, move the pointer away from the text box and rightclick or use CTRL+ENTER to complete the command.

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