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488 | Chapter 19 Notes and Labels
Create and Modify Text Styles
Except for the default STANDARD text style, you must create any text style
that you want to use.
Text style names can be up to 255 characters long. They can contain letters,
numbers, and the special characters dollar sign ($), underscore (_), and
hyphen (-). If you don't enter a text style name, AutoCAD automatically
names the text style Stylen, where n is a number that starts at 1.
You can modify an existing text style in the Text Style dialog box by changing
the settings. You can also update existing text of that text style to reflect the
changes.
Certain style settings affect multiline and single-line text objects differently.
For example, changing the Upside Down and Backwards options has no
affect on multiline text objects. Changing Width Factor and Obliquing has
no affect on single-line text.
If you rename an existing text style, any text using the old name assumes the
new text style name.
You can remove unreferenced text styles from your drawing with
PURGE or
by deleting the text styles from the Text Styles dialog box. The STANDARD
text style cannot be removed.
Change Text Style
When you change the text style of a multiline text object, the updated set-
tings are applied to the entire object, and some formatting of individual
characters might not be retained. The following table describes the effects of
text style change on character formatting.
Formatting Retained?
Bold No
Color Yes
Font No
Height No
Italic No
Stacking Yes
Underlining Yes