About Text Style and Properties

Text Style

Most characteristics of the text are controlled by the text style, which sets the default font and other options, such as line spacing, justification, and color. You can use the current text style or select a new one. The STANDARD text style is the default.

Within the multiline text object, you can override the current text style by applying formatting such as underlining, boldface, and different fonts to individual characters. You can also create stacked text, such as fractions or geometric tolerances and insert special characters, including Unicode characters, for TrueType fonts.

Note: Not all SHX and TrueType text fonts support Unicode characters.

Text Properties

In the Properties palette, you can view and change the object properties of a multiline text object, including properties that apply specifically to text.

• Justification determines where text is inserted with respect to the bounding box and sets the direction of text flow as text is entered.
• Line space options control the amount of space between lines of text.
• Width defines the width of the bounding box and therefore controls where the text wraps to a new line.
• Background inserts an opaque background so that objects under the text are masked.