Edits single-line text, dimension text, attribute definitions, and feature control frames.
Access Methods
Menu:
Modify
Object
Text
Edit
Shortcut menu: Select a text object, right-click in the drawing area, and click Edit.
Pointing device: Double-click a text object.
List of Prompts
The following prompts are displayed.
Select an annotation object or [Undo]:
- Object Selection
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Displays the appropriate editing method for the type of text you select:
- Text created using TEXT displays the In-Place Text Editor without the Text Formatting toolbar and the ruler.
- Text created using MTEXT displays the In-Place Text Editor.
- Attribute definitions (not part of a block definition) display the Edit Attribute Definition dialog box.
- Feature control frames display the Geometric Tolerance dialog box.
DDEDIT repeats the prompt until you press Enter to end the command.
- Undo
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Returns the text or attribute definition to its previous value. You can use this option immediately after editing.