Text Toolbox
The tools in the Text toolbox are used to place text, modify existing text elements, and fill in “enter data” fields.

All tools in a toolbox are not always visible by default. To see all tools, right-click in the toolbox and select Show All from the menu.
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| Place text in the design. or Fill in empty text nodes. |
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| Place a note. |
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| Edit a text or text node element to replace, add, or delete characters. |
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| Review text or text node elements for spelling errors. |
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| Change the case of text or text node elements. |
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| Display the attributes of a text or text node element. |
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| Set the active text settings the same as the attributes of a text element. |
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| Change selected text-specific element attributes of a text or tag element(s). |
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| Place empty text nodes to be filled with text later. |
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| Used to place a table in the model. |
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| Copy and increment a text element that contains numbers. |
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| Copy the contents of one enter data field to another. |
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| Copy and increment the contents of an enter data field that contains numbers into another enter data field. |
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| Fill in or change an enter data field. |
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| Fill in all enter data fields in a view. |
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| Update all fields in text in the active model. |
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| Convert the text characters in a text element to the individual elements that are used to draw the characters. |
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| Attach, edit, change, review, and delete element tags. |
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| Change the justification of an enter data field. | Use the Justify Enter Data Field (JUSTIFY) key-in. |
| Manually update fields in text. | Use the FIELD UPDATE key-in. |
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Tip: You can define text styles that, when selected, automatically adjust the active text settings for text placement.
















