Use this tab to define how label text is formatted.
- Text Style
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Displays the text style on which all text components are based.
Note: The text style for a label is specified on the General tab of the Label Style Composer dialog box. - Justification
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Specifies how the entire text component is justified.
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Left: Text is left justified. -
Center: Text is centered. -
Right: Text is right justified.
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- Font
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Specifies the font for new or selected text.
TrueType® fonts
are listed by font family name. AutoCAD compiled shape (SHX) fonts 
are listed by the name of the file in which the fonts are stored. Custom fonts or third-party fonts are substituted with Autodesk-supplied proxy fonts. A custom SHX font is available for character formatting overrides only if it is defined for a text style in the drawing. - Color
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Specifies the text color.
Select a color from the list or click
to open the Select Color dialog box.
Formatting options
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Bold -
Turns bold formatting on and off for new or selected text. This option is available only for characters using TrueType fonts.
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Italic -
Turns italic formatting on and off for new or selected text. This option is available only for characters using TrueType fonts.
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Underline -
Turns underlining on and off for new or selected text.
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Undo -
Reverses the most recent action in the Text Component Editor, including changes to either text content or text formatting.
Note: You can also press Ctrl+Z to undo the most recent change. -
Redo -
Reverses the effects of the last Undo that you performed, including changes to either text content or text formatting. The Redo option must immediately follow the Undo command.
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Stack/Unstack -
Stacks selected text that is formatted using stack characters, or unstacks stacked text.
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Inserts special characters and symbols.
Note: Diameter symbols appear as %%c in the Text Component Editor window but are converted to Ø in labels.The Other option in the Symbol list displays the Character Map dialog box. To insert a character from this dialog box, select it, and then click Select. Select all the characters you want to use and then click Copy. Then right-click in the Text Component Editor window, and click Paste.