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.

  1. Click Text in the Drawing>Text group on the CimEdit Ribbon bar.
  1. 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.

  1. Type the text you want to display.
  2. (To go to a new line) Press Enter.
  3. (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.