About the Text Properties Toolbar

You can modify the text font and justification through the Text Properties toolbar.

This topics lists the options available in the Text Properties toolbar.

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Option Name Description


Font Name

Changes the style of the text.


Font Size

Changes the size of the text. Note that this size cannot be inferior to 0.2 mm.


Bold

Changes the weight of the text. Toggles between normal and heavy (bold).


Italic

Changes the angle of the text. Toggles between normal and slanted (italic)


Underline

Adds a line under the text.


Strikethrough

Adds a line through the center of the text.


Overline

Adds a line above the text.


Superscript

Raises the text above the normal text line.


Subscript

Lowers the text below the normal text line.


Left Justify

Aligns multiple lines of text to the left edge of the text frame.


Center Justify

Centers multiple lines of text within the text frame.


Right Justify

Aligns multiple lines of text to the right edge of the text frame.


Anchor Point

Changes the position of the point that connects the text to the drawing or to an element. Choices are as follows:
  • Along the top of the text: left, center or right
  • Along the vertical center of text: left, center or right
  • Along the bottom of the text: left, center or right


Frame

Draws a single-line frame around the text. A variety of different shapes is available.

You can choose to create each frame with either a variable or a fixed size. For a rectangular frame, for example,

represents the variable-size frame, and

(with the padlock) represents the fixed-size frame.



Insert Symbol

Insert a symbol if the selected element allows it. Note that you can customize the number of icons per row by right-clicking on

then selecting the Select the number of icons per row command. The number of icons is limited to 20.

Note: In the Text Properties toolbar, anchor points, symbols and frames can be selected from a variety of choices. The table below shows the choices available.

Option/Name Choices


Anchor Point





Frame





Insert Symbol