Autodesk AUTOSKETCH 8, User Manual

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Modifying Text
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Modifying Text
You can edit the content, as well as the geometric and graphic properties, of
any text entity in the drawing. There is a built-in editor included with
AutoSketch for updating the content of existing text entities. In addition,
you can modify many text properties including font, height, angle, and
justification directly from the edit bar.
When you select a text entity for editing, you can double-click the entity or
select the Edit Text button on the edit bar. The text edit mode defaults to the
last text edit mode used. To change text edit modes, use the Inplace Edit
button on the Text Editor dialog box to switch to inplace editing or use the
Text Editor Dialog button on the edit bar to switch to text editor mode.
Changing Text Height, Angle, and Justification
AutoSketch allows you to individually place each text entity. For each text
entity you can define:
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Height
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Angle
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Justification
You can modify any of these settings on the edit bar by entering new values
in the appropriate text boxes.
To change the height, angle, and justification of an existing text entity
1 Select the text.
2 (optional) To change the text height, enter a different height in the Text
Height text box on the edit bar and press ENTER.
3 (optional) To rotate the text about its basepoint, enter a different angle in
the Text Angle text box on the edit bar and press ENTER.
4 (optional) To move the text in relation to its basepoint, click a new justi-
fication from the drop-down list box on the edit bar.