Text Dialog Box (Simple)

Type the text in the Text editing window of the Text dialog box. You can select the action of Enter key yourself in the following way:

  • When you want to add a line break by the Enter key, clear the check box Only [Ctrl+Enter] Generates a New Line. Close the dialog box and add the text by clicking the OK button.
  • When you want to close the dialog box and add the text by the Enter key, select the check box Only [Ctrl+Enter] Generates a New Line. Add a line break to text by pressing Ctrl+Enter.

Dialog Box Options

Special characters
Click the button, when you want to add a special character to the text. Select the character in the Select characters dialog box, for example Ø, °, ± .
Superscript
Click the button and type the superscript text in the Text window.
The superscript mode stays in effect. When you want to continue typing the normal text, click the button .
Subscript
Click the button and type the subscript text in the Text window.
The subscript mode stays in effect. When you want to continue typing the normal text, click the button .
Normal
Restore superscript text or subscript text to normal text by clicking the button.
Underline
Add a part of the text as underlined. Click the button and type the underlined text in the Text window.
The underline mode stays in effect. When you want to continue typing the normal text, click the button .
When you want to add the entire text as underlined, select the property Underlined for the text.
Edit Text Properties
No underline
Restore underline text to normal by clicking the button.
Framed Text
Add a part of the text as boxed. Click the button and type the text to be boxed in the Text window.
The box mode stays in effect. When you want to continue typing the normal text, click the button .
When you want to add the entire text as boxed, select the property Boxed for the text.
Edit Text Properties
No box
Restore the boxed text to normal by clicking the button.
Previous texts
When the cursor is in the Text window, you can restore previously added texts into the window by pressing the F8 key. You can browse 25 latest added texts. You can browse texts in the opposite direction by pressing Shift+F8.
Hidden code
This field displays text that will not be displayed in the drawing. The text is hidden in the drawing.
An example of the use of the hidden code is the drawing sheet's constantly updated text symbol #TEXT#\!#TEXT#.
The symbol is added to the drawing by typing #TEXT# in the Text window and #TEXT# (the text to be hidden) after the \! characters in the Hidden Code window. You do not have to enter the! characters which define the text as hidden in the Hidden Code window.
Only [Ctrl+Enter] Generates a New Line
Select the check box, if you want to add a line break by pressing Ctrl+Enter, and close the dialog box with the Enter key or OK button.
Clear the check box, if you want to add line break by pressing the Enter key, and close the dialog box clicking the OK button.
Automatic number increment
Increase the first given number automatically by the given value. Automatic Number Increment
Advanced
Click the button, if you want advanced dialog box.
Text Dialog Box