The Text Attributes dialog lets you view and modify properties of display text in a symbol.
The dialog is opened by selecting the desired text element in a symbol view and choosing . The command is not available when multiple text elements are selected.
- Text field
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The text field at the top of the dialog contains the text that is being displayed.
- Rotate
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The orientation of the text in the symbol.
- Align
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The alignment along the left-right and top-bottom axes of the text in relation to its point of origin.
- Color
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Whether the text has a background.
If Background is checked, the text is displayed on a gray background. Otherwise, a transparent background is used.
- Font
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The font in which the text is shown in the symbol.
The menu at the right of the dialog section lets you modify the font:- Choose Font
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Opens the Font dialog:
The Font menu lets you select the desired font from the fonts installed on your computer. The Height field lets you set the desired font size.
Clicking OK applies the current setting to the Text Attributes dialog and closes the Font dialog. Clicking Cancel closes the Font dialog without making any changes in the Text Attributes dialog.
- Use Default Font
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Sets the font information to the default font.
- OK
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Applies the settings made in the dialog to the display text and closes the dialog.
- Cancel
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Closes the dialog without making any changes to the display text.