Text Object: On Screen Formatting
Text can be quickly edited and formatted without opening its Properties dialog box.
1 | Place text on the CimEdit screen. |
2 | Quickly edit the text. |
Place text on the CimEdit screen.
- Click Text in the Drawing>Text group on the CimEdit Ribbon bar.
- Click the CimEdit screen to place the text object.
Result: The word Text displays on the CimEdit screen in Edit mode.
Quickly edit the text.
You can quickly change the text and text format, as follows.
A | Text content. |
B | Font group options. |
A | Text Content |
The text display can be edited on screen.
- Type the text you want to display.
- (To go to a new line) Press Enter.
- (If your typing needs to be changed) do any of the following.
- Press the Backspace key to delete text; resume typing.
- Highlight a portion of the text; resume typing.
B | Font Group Options |
Select any of the options in the Format>Font group.
Font selections include the following.
1 | Type. |
2 | Size (in points) Note: As the cursor moves over the sizes in the dropdown Size list, the text on the screen changes to the corresponding size. |
3 | Style. |
4 | Size increase/decrease. |
Note: When you click the Decrease Font Size button
- The text decreases in size.
- CimEdit displays an indication of the previous size.
- Clicking the Increase Font Size button returns the text to a previous larger size.
Click the text object when you have completed the quick format.