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Change Text Attributes

Used to change selected text-specific element attributes of a text or tag element(s). Tool settings controls are used to specify the new attribute settings. The controls are similar to those in the Text Styles dialog and, as do the controls in the Text Styles dialog, change the active text attributes.

You can access this tool from the following:

  • Ribbon: Drawing > Annotate > Text > Change Text Attributes
  • Toolbox: Text


SettingDescription
Text Style Sets the current text style from a list of all available text styles.
Browse icon Opens the Text Styles dialog which is used to create and modify text styles.
Use Fence If on, the selected attributes of the fence contents are changed.
Expand/Collapse icon Expands/collapses the tool settings to show/hide attributes settings.
Font If on, sets and changes element(s) to active Font.
Height If on, sets and changes element(s) to active Text Height.
Width If on, sets and changes element(s) to active Text Width.
Line Spacing If on, sets and changes element(s) to active Line Spacing.
Line Space Type If on, sets the type of vertical spacing between lines of text.
Intercharacter If on, sets and changes element(s) to active Intercharacter setting.
Slant If on, sets and changes element(s) to active Slant setting.
Underline If on, sets and changes element(s) to active Underline setting — choose Enable (on) or Disable (off).
Vertical If on, sets and changes element(s) to active Vertical Text setting — choose Enable (on) or Disable (off).
View If on, determines the effect of rotating the view on the orientation of the text:
  • Dependent — Rotating the view will rotate the text.
  • Independent — Text will stay at the same orientation regardless of the view rotation.
Justification If on, sets and changes element(s) to active Text Justification.
Annotation Scale If on, lets you use the Annotation Scale lock icon to change, add, or remove the Annotation Scale for the selected text.
Annotation Scale lock icon (Annotation Scale setting enabled only) If on, adds annotation scale to the selected text.

If off, removes annotation scale from the selected text.

By default, the annotation scale is taken from the model's Annotation Scale setting. You can change it only in the model's properties in the Properties dialog. The exception is when the model's Propagate Annotation Scale property is off. In that case, the annotation scale can be controlled independently for each element via its properties.

Key-in: MODIFY TEXT
Note: For more information about individual text-specific element attributes, see Setting Text Attributes .