

Sets the justification and alignment for the left, center, or right text boundaries of the current or selected paragraph. Left, Center, Right, Justified and Distributed See the topic Paragraph Dialog Box for a list of the options. See the topic, Columns Menu.ĭisplays the text justification menu with nine alignment options available.ĭisplays the Paragraph dialog box where you can work with tabs, indentation, and spacing. See the topic, Additional Text Options.ĭisplays the column menu, which provides options to set and modify columns. Once you make your selection, you adjust the corresponding tab in the ruler or in the Paragraph dialog box.Ĭloses the editor and saves any changes that you made.ĭisplays a list of additional text options. Clicking the Tab Selection button changes tab styles from left, center, right, and decimal. Also displays height and column grips when column mode is active. Drag the arrows at the end of the ruler to change the width of the text object. You can also select one of the colors in the color list or click Other to open the Select Color dialog box.ĭisplays a ruler at the top of the editor. You can assign text the color associated with the layer it is on (BYLAYER) or the color of the block it is contained in (BYBLOCK). Specifies a color for new text or changes the color of selected text.

Turns bold formatting on and off for new or selected text. A multiline text object can contain characters of various heights. If the current text style has no fixed height, the text height is the value stored in the TEXTSIZE system variable. Sets the character height in drawing units for new text or changes the height of selected text. Turns Annotative on or off for the current text object. To find the online sample drawings, click the Application button, and choose Open Sample Files Online Sample Files.

Custom fonts and third-party fonts are displayed in the editor with Autodesk -supplied proxy fonts.Ī sample drawing, TrueType.dwg, showing each font is provided with the online sample drawings. Compiled shape (SHX) fonts are listed by the name of the file in which the fonts are stored. TrueType fonts are listed by font family name. Specifies a font for new text or changes the font of selected text. Styles that have backward or upside-down effects are not applied. Stacking, underlining, and color attributes are retained in characters to which a new style is applied. The current style is saved in the TEXTSTYLE system variable.Ĭharacter formatting for font, height, and bold or italic attributes is overridden if you apply a new style to an existing multiline text object. Applies a text style to the multiline text object.
