Operation Manual

Inserting non-breaking spaces and hyphens
Where it is not desirable for words that are separated by a space or a hyphen to span over two
lines, or where an optional hyphen is desired, you can insert a special formatting mark. Draw
supports the following formatting marks:
• Non-breaking space – inserts a space that will keep bordering characters together on line
breaks.
• Non-breaking hyphen – inserts a hyphen that will keep bordering characters together on
line breaks.
• Optional hyphen – inserts an invisible hyphen within a word that will appear and create a
line break once it becomes the last character in a line.
• No-width optional break – inserts an invisible space within a word that will insert a line
break once it becomes the last character in a line. Only available when complex text layout
(CTL) is enabled.
• No-width no break – inserts an invisible space within a word that will keep the word
together at the end of a line. Only available when complex text layout (CTL) is enabled.
• Left-to-right mark – inserts a text direction mark that affects the text direction of any text
following the mark. Only available when complex text layout (CTL) is enabled.
• Right-to-left mark – inserts a text direction mark that affects the text direction of any text
following the mark. Only available when complex text layout (CTL) is enabled.
To insert a non-breaking space, or hyphens, or access the formatting marks:
1) Click on the Text icon and place the cursor in the text where you want to use formatting
marks.
2) Go to Insert > Formatting Mark on the main menu bar, and select the formatting mark you
want to use from the context menu that opens.
A non-breaking space can also be inserted using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+Space.
A no-width optional break can be inserted using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Slash.
Formatting text
The appropriate use of text formatting can give text in a drawing a consistent look, making your
drawing look more professional without any distracting elements.
Formatting text may require some intervention in three areas:
• Character attributes (for example, font color or emphasis)
• Paragraph attributes (for example, alignment or spacing)
• List attributes (for example, type of bullet or indent spacing)
In some cases it is quicker and more efficient to apply manual formatting; but in situations where
you need to perform the same modifications to many different parts of the drawing, the use of
styles is recommended.
Tip
Sometimes it is very useful to re-apply the default style to a selection of text removing
any manual formatting applied to it, especially if a mistake has been made and you
are not sure how to undo it. To revert back to the default style, select the manually
formatted text and then select Format > Default formatting from the main menu bar.
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