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Use Big Font Text in a Drawing
To use a Big Font for drawing text, you set up a text style and then specify the
name of the Big Font file.
To use a Big Font for drawing text, you must set up a text style by using the
STYLE command and then specify the name of the Big Font file. The same
text style can use a normal ASCII font as well; enter only the two file names,
separated by a comma. The following example uses the command prompt
version of the STYLE command.
Command: -style
Enter name of text style or [?] <current>: style_name
Specify full font name or font file name (TTF or SHX):
txt,greek
AutoCAD assumes that the first name is the normal font and that the second
is the big font.
If you enter only one name, AutoCAD assumes it is the normal font and
removes any associated Big Font.
By using leading or trailing commas when specifying the font file names, you
can change one font without affecting the other, as shown in the following
table.
Input for changing fonts
ResultInput
Both normal and Big Font specifiednormal, big
Normal font only (Big Font unchanged)normal,
Big Font only (normal font unchanged),big
Normal font only (if necessary, Big Font removed)normal
No changeENTER (null response)
When you use the -STYLE command to list styles or to revise an existing style,
AutoCAD displays the normal font file, a comma, and the Big Font file. If the
style has only a Big Font file, it is displayed with a leading comma: ,greek.
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