Text Dialog Box (Advanced)

Type the text to be added in the Text dialog box. You can select the usage of the Enter key as follows:

  • 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 the line break to the 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.
Boxed
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.
Hidden code
This field displays a 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 macro #TEXT#\!#TEXT#.
The symbol is added to the drawing by typing #TEXT# in the Text window and the text to be hidden in the drawing #TEXT# 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 a line break by pressing the Enter key, and close the dialog box by clicking the OK button.
Automatic Number Increment
Raise the first given number automatically by the given value. Automatic Number Increment
Previous texts / Standard texts
The previous texts are displayed as a list, when you select the PREVIOUS option. The standard texts are displayed, when you select a standard text dictionary, for example system/comments.
Creating a Standard Text Dictionary
When the cursor is in the text editing window, you can restore previous texts to the window by pressing F8. You can browse the 25 latest texts. You can browse texts to the opposite direction by pressing Shift+F8.
Add Previous text / Standard text to drawing
You can add a previous text or a standard text to the drawing by doing one of the following:
  • Press F8 to add the previous text.
  • Click a text in the list, when Click adds to drawing is selected.
  • Double-click a text in the list, when Double-click adds to drawing is selected.
  • Select one or more texts in the list and click Add, when Double-click adds to drawing is selected.
Edit Previous text / Standard text
You can edit a previous text or a standard text in the Text window, when you select the text from the list and click Edit. Concurrently the Double-click adds to drawing radio button is selected.
Simple
Click the button, when you want to use the simple dialog box.
Add Text - Dialog Box