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Styles
Displays the list of styles in the drawing. A icon before the style name
indicates that the style is .
Style names can be up to 255 characters long. They can contain letters,
numbers, and the special characters dollar sign ($), underscore (_), and hyphen
(-).
Style List Filter
The drop-down list specifies whether all styles or only the styles in use are
displayed in the styles list.
Preview
Displays sample text that changes dynamically as you change fonts and modify
the effects.
Font
Changes the style's font.
NOTE If you change the orientation or font file of an existing text style, all text
objects with that style use the new values when the drawing is regenerated.
Font Name
Lists the font family name for all registered TrueType fonts and all compiled
shape (SHX) fonts in the Fonts folder.
When you select a name from the list, the program reads the file for the
specified font. The file's character definitions are loaded automatically unless
the file is already in use by another text style. You can define several styles
that use the same font. For more information, see Assign Text Fonts.
Font Style
Specifies font character formatting, such as italic, bold, or regular. When Use
Big Font is selected, this option changes to Big Font Name and is used to select
a Big Font file name.
Use Big Font
Specifies an Asian-language Big Font file. Only SHX files are valid file types
for creating Big Fonts.
For more information, see Use Text Fonts for International Work.
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