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Text Object: Detailed Formatting 2
About this task
Overview.
Custom text properties.
Font color.
Overview
The text object's Properties dialog box provides additional formatting options.
Procedure
Select the text object.
Do one of the following.
Double-click the text object.
Click Properties in the Home>Properties group on the CimEdit Ribbon bar.
Right-click the text object; select Properties on the Popup menu.
Result: The Properties dialog box opens when you use any of these methods.
A text string can be used in CimView in either of two ways as:
A string that is a place holder for an expression or setpoint.
Text that will display for as long as CimView is open.
Multiline is checked by default when you open a text Properties dialog box.
When Multiline is checked the String field displays the text "Multi-line text. Hit button to Edit."
When the Multiline checkbox is:
Clear
The multiline text clears.
The String field is available for a single line entry.
Checked
Click the Text Box button to the right of the String field. A text box opens, displaying the text that was written on the screen. Multiline text can be entered.
If you entered multiline text on the screen and want to keep it, make sure you leave Multiline checked.
Press Ctrl+Enter to create a multiline entry to display on the CimEdit/CimView screen.
B
Anchor position
(Manual entry optional) X/Y location for the left top corner of the string.
Note: The anchor positions display as the Geometry Left and Top positions.
A
Left position
B
Top position
C
Font
Opens the Font dialog box to select the font, style and size that displays on the CimEdit/CimView screen for the selected string.
Note: Select a font that will accommodate the characters for all languages that will be used on the CimView screen. For example, Arial Unicode MS is a very complete Unicode font.
D
Translate
Checked makes this string available for translation.
Tip: Check Emit translation strings every save on the File tab in the Options dialog box to emit new text strings to the CIMPLICITY Language Mapper each time CimEdit is saved.
Click Tools>Options on the CimEdit Menu bar; select the File tab.
Default
Checked
Click OK to save your changes and close the dialog box.
E
Horiz. alignment
The horizontal alignment positions the text based on the stationary anchor.
Options are:
Option
The text:
Left
Left side aligns with the anchor.
Center
Center aligns with the anchor.
Right
Right side aligns with the anchor.
F
Vert. alignment
The horizontal alignment positions the text based on the stationary anchor in the Top position.
Options are:
Option
The text:
Top
Top aligns with the anchor.
Center
Center aligns with the anchor.
Bottom
Bottom aligns with the anchor.
Result: The object will be the entered text string with the selected font configuration.
G
Text Wrap
You can set the width of Text Strings (text objects) so that they auto wrap and do not extend off of the screen or intrude onto other objects on the screen.
Select Text String.
With the text object selected, right click on the text object and select Properties in the Popup menu.
The text object properties screen opens.
In the Word wrap section, click Enable.
Do one of the following:
Enter a width. Width is measured in points and 72 points equal 1 inch.
Select the helper, a graphical tool that lets you drag the text object to the width you want.
Note: Select a font that will accommodate the characters for all languages that will be used on the CimView screen. For example, Arial Unicode MS is a very complete Unicode font.
