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Import Text from External Files
You can insert TXT or RTF text files created in word processors into your
drawing by either importing the text or dragging a file icon from Windows
Explorer.
Importing TXT or RTF files from other sources gives you the most flexibility.
For example, you can create a text file of standard notes that you include in
drawings. The imported text becomes a multiline text object, which you can
edit and reformat. Text imported from a TXT file inherits the current text
style. Text imported from an RTF file inherits the current text style name, but
retains its original fonts and format. Imported text files are limited to 256 KB
and must have a file extension of .txt or .rtf.
If you drag a text file into a drawing, text width is determined by line breaks
and carriage returns in the original document. When you drag an RTF file into
a drawing, the text is inserted as an OLE object.
If you use the Clipboard to paste text from another application, the text
becomes an OLE object. If you use the Clipboard to paste text from another
file, the text is inserted as a block reference, and it retains its original text
style.
See also:
■ Import OLE Objects on page 1328
To import text files
1 Click Home tab ➤ Annotation panel ➤ Multiline Text.
2 Specify opposite corners of a bounding box to define the width of the
multiline text object.
3 Right-click in the editor. Click Import Text.
The size limit for an imported file is 256 KB.
4 In the Select File dialog box, double-click the file you want to import, or
select the file. Click Open.
The text is inserted at the cursor location.
5 Change the text as needed.
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