MicroStation CONNECT Edition Help

To Create a New Text Style

  1. Select Text Styles (Drawing > Annotate > Text dialog launcher).

    The Text Styles dialog opens.

  2. Do one of the following:

    From the menu bar of the Text Styles dialog, choose Style > New.

    or

    From the icon bar of the Text Styles dialog, click New.

    A new "Untitled" style appears in the Text Styles list.

    Note: The settings for the new style are taken from the active settings. To use another text style as a template, activate it first, then create a new style; or make a copy of it.
  3. Key in the desired name for the new text style.
  4. Press <Enter>.

    The new text style name appears in the Text Styles list.

  5. (Optional) Using the controls on the tabs of the Text Styles dialog, change the text attributes as desired.

    The Advanced tab contains all of the settings from the General, Spacing, Under/Overline and Background tabs, as well as some additional, less common options.

  6. Do one of the following:

    From the Text Styles dialog, choose Styles > Save.

    or

    From the icon bar of the Text Styles dialog, click Save.

    The new text style is saved.

    Note: The new text style is not automatically activated; you must activate it before it is used for text placement.