Owner's Manual

Chapter 4 Designer
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 Text Object Properties
To display the “Text Properties” dialog box, double-click on a text object, or select a text object,
then click the [Properties] command on the [Edit] menu.
[Text] Box
You can enter up to 10,000 English characters to display in the text object box.
[Text Font] Button
Sets the font. Clicking here displays the “Select Font” dialog box.
For information about the “Select Font” dialog box, see page 262.
[Text Color] Button
Sets the color of the text. Clicking here displays the “Select Color” dialog box.
[Draw Text Border]
Displays a frame around the text object. If this is not checked, only the text will be displayed on the
sheet.
[Text Border Style] Box
Sets the style of the object. From the list, select [Plain], [Raised], or [Sunken].
[Background Color]
Uncheck this item to make the background of text objects transparent. When this item is checked
the [Color] button to its right opens the “Select color” dialog box that can be used to select a
background color.
[Link Component Editor]
When On a Text object can be double clicked to open the component editor specified by the
[Select Component] button. If an object is placed in the Configuration Window and the Link
Component Editor is not active, Text Properties will be displayed. This only affects the object that
has been placed in the Configuration Window. All others will be grayed out and cannot be
selected.
[Select Component] Button
Specifies the component editor to be opened when a Text object is double clicked. Only effective
when [Link Component editor] is On.
[OK] Button
Accepts the changed settings and closes the dialog box.
NOTE
For information about the “Select Color” dialog box, see page 263.