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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Chapter 1 - Find the Information You Need
- Part 1 - The User Interface
- Part 2 - Start, Organize, and Save a Drawing
- Part 3 - Control the Drawing Views
- Part 4 - Create and Modify Objects
- Chapter 14 - Control the Properties of Objects
- Chapter 15 - Use Precision Tools
- Chapter 16 - Draw Geometric Objects
- Chapter 17 - Change Existing Objects
- Part 5 - Hatches, Notes, and Dimensions
- Chapter 18 - Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Chapter 19 - Notes and Labels
- Chapter 20 - Dimensions and Tolerances
- Part 6 - Create Layouts and Plot Drawings
- Chapter 21 - Create Layouts
- Chapter 22 - Plot Drawings
- Part 7 - Share Data Between Drawings and Applications
- Chapter 23 - Reference Other Drawing Files (Xrefs)
- Chapter 24 - Link and Embed Data (OLE)
- Chapter 25 - Work with Data in Other Formats
- Chapter 26 - Access External Databases
- Overview of Using AutoCAD with External Databases
- Access a Database from Within AutoCAD
- Link Database Records to Graphical Objects
- Use Labels to Display Database Information in the Drawing
- Use Queries to Filter Database Information
- Share Link and Label Templates and Queries with Other Users
- Work with Links in Files from Earlier Releases
- Part 8 - Work with Other People and Organizations
- Chapter 27 - Protect and Sign Drawings
- Chapter 28 - Use the Internet to Share Drawings
- Chapter 29 - Insert and View Markups
- Chapter 30 - Publish Drawing Sets
- Part 9 - Create Realistic Images and Graphics
- Glossary
- Index
472 | Chapter 19 Notes and Labels
Before entering or importing text, you specify opposite corners of a text
bounding box that defines the width of the paragraphs in the multiline text
object. The length of the multiline text object depends on the amount of
text, not the length of the bounding box.
The Multiline Text Editor displays the bounding box with a ruler at the top
and the Text Formatting toolbar. The Multiline Text editor is transparent so
that, as you create text, you can see whether the text overlaps other objects.
To turn off transparency, click the bottom edge of the ruler.
Most characteristics of the text are controlled by the text style, which sets the
default font and other options, such as line spacing, justification, and color.
You can use the current text style or select a new one. The
STANDARD text
style is the default.
You can use the Properties palette to view and change the settings for a mul-
tiline text object. You can use grips to move or rotate a multiline text object.
The justification setting determines where text is inserted with respect to the
bounding box and the direction of text flow as text is entered. Line spacing
controls the amount of space between lines of text. Width defines the width
of the bounding box and therefore controls where the text wraps to a new
line.
Within the multiline text object, you can override the current text style by
applying formatting such as underlining, boldface, and different fonts to
individual characters. You can also create stacked text, such as fractions or
geometric tolerances and insert special characters, including Unicode char-
acters, for TrueType fonts.
You can set tabs and indent text to control the appearance of the multiline
text object and create lists.
To create multiline text
1 On the Draw menu, click Text ➤ Multiline Text.
2 Specify opposite corners of a bounding box to define the width of the mul-
tiline text object.
The Multiline Text Editor is displayed.
3 To indent the first line of each paragraph, drag the first-line indent slider
on the ruler. To indent the other lines of each paragraph, drag the para-
graph slider.
4 To set tabs, click the ruler where you want a tab stop.
5 If you want to use a text style other than the default, click the arrow next
to the Text Style control on the toolbar and then select a style.