Operation Manual

Formatting text | 399
To Do the following
Use lines to represent text that is smaller than a specific font size
Click Tools Options, click Text in the Workspace list of categories,
and then type a value in the Greek text below box.
The method of “greeking” text helps increase the redraw speed, which is useful for creating prototypes of documents or drawings.
You can make text readable again by reducing the greeking value or by zooming in on the text.
You can also change the font and font size from the property bar.
You can also change the font style of selected text by clicking the Bold button , Italic button , or Underline button on
the property bar.
To resize text
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Using the Text tool , select a character or a block of text.
2 On the property bar, choose a size from the Font size list box.
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Resize artistic text using the Pick tool
Click the Pick tool , and drag one of the corner handles.
Resize paragraph text using the Pick tool
Click the Pick tool , press Alt, and then drag one of the corner
handles.
Increase the size of text Press Num Lock to activate the number pad on your keyboard, and
use the Text tool to select the text. Then, hold down Ctrl, and
press 8 on the number pad.
Decrease the size of text
Using the Text tool , select the text. Then, hold down Ctrl, and
press 2 on the number pad.
Set an increment for resizing text
Click Tools Options. In the Workspace list of categories, click Text,
and type a value in the Keyboard text increment box.
Change the default unit of measure
Click Tools Options. In the Workspace list of categories, click Text,
and choose a unit from the Default text units list box.
You can also resize the text from the Character area of the Property manager docker, by choosing a size from the Font size list box.