MText

Style

Specifies the style:

Choose a style name from the droplist. See Style command.

Font

Specifies the font.

Choose a font name from the droplist; this overrides the font specified by the style. BricsCAD can use any font installed on your computer.

To apply a font to just one or more words:

1. Highlight the word

2. Choose the font from the droplist

To apply a font to just one or two words, highlight them, and then choose the font from the droplist.

Height

Specifies the text height.

• Choose a preset text height from the droplist
• Enter a value

To change the height of a few words, highlight them, and then specify the height.

Bold

Toggles boldfacing of text. SHX fonts cannot be boldfaced. To apply boldfacing :

1. Select some or all of the text

2. Click the B button.

To remove boldfacing, repeat the procedure.

Italic

Toggles italicization of text. To apply italics:

1. Select some or all of the text

2. Click the I button

Repeat the procedure to remove italics. SHX fonts cannot be italicized.

Underline

Toggles the underlining of text; to apply underlining :

1. Select some or all of the text

2. Click the U button

Repeat the procedure to remove underlines.

Overline

Toggles overlining of text; to apply overlining:

1. Select some or all of the text

2. Click the O button.

Repeat the procedure to remove overlines.

Strikethrough

Toggles the strikethrough of the text; to apply strikethrough:

1. Select some or all of the text

2. Click the T button.

Repeat the procedure to remove strikethroughs.

Upper case

Sets selected text in upper case letters, like ABC.

Lower case

Sets selected text in lower case letters, like abc.

Annotative

Toggles the annotative property of the MText. Click the annotative button to apply or remove the annotative scale.

Line spacing

Sets the line spacing.

Color

Specifies the color of the text.

1. Select some or all of the text.

2. Click the Color button.

3. Choose a color from the droplist.

Oblique Angle

Specifies the angle by which to slant the text:

Enter an angle, or else click the spinners to change the value.

• Less than 0 degrees - characters slant backwards
• 0 - characters are upright
• More than 0 degrees - characters slant forwards

Width Factor

Specifies the width of character:

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• Smaller than 1 - characters are narrow
• 1 - characters have normal width
• Greater than 1 - characters are wide

Character Spacing

Specifies the spacing between characters:

• Smaller than 1 - characters spacing is tight
• 1 - characters have normal spacing
• Greater than 1 - characters spacing is loose

Undo

Undoes the last format applied.

Redo

Redoes the last undo.

Stack Fractions

Stacks text according to the special characters -- / # or ^ -- embedded in the text:

• / - stacks vertically (separated by a horizontal line)
• # - stacks diagonally (separated by a diagonal line)
• ^ - stacks vertically not separated by a line (tolerance stack)

To stack fractions:

1. Enter fraction text, such as 3/4
   

2. Select the fraction text; e.g. double click:
   

3. Click the Stack Fraction button ():
   

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to unstack the fractions.

To edit the stack properties:

1. Double click the stacked text. The Stack Properties dialog displays:
   
   

2. Text - type values in both fields of the text to be stacked

3. Alignment - select an alignment option: Bottom, Center, or Top

4. Style - select an stack style: Diagonal Fraction, Horizontal Fraction, or Tolerance

5. Text size - specify how much larger or smaller the stacked text should be in the range of 25% to 125%, or else enter a value.

6. Click the OK button to apply the changes.

Insert Symbol

Inserts special symbols. Click the button, and then choose a symbol.

You can enter the symbols directly by typing their codes, such as %%d for the degree symbol.

Field

Inserts a field. See the Field command.

Text justification

Specifies the text justification (alignment) within the bounding box. Click the button, and then choose an alignment from the droplist.

The icon on the button indicates the current justification mode.

Paragraph

Specifies the text alignment of a paragraph. Click the button, and then choose an alignment from the droplist.

Background Mask

Sets the background mask; displays a dialog box:

Ruler

Toggles the display of the ruler.

1. First line indent marker

2. Second line indent marker

3. Right indent marker

4. Tab type

Lists

• Enable lists and bullets - turns on list making
• Allow automatic lists indexing - pressing Enter adds a new list item

Columns

Divides the text in columns. Right click and choose Columns in the context menu.



The Column Properties dialog box displays:

• Column type - defines how the number of columns is controlled.
• Column number - number of columns
• Height - maximum height of the columns.
• Width - width of each column.
• Gutter width - space between the columns.

Click the Column type list button and select a column type in the list:

• Dynamic (auto height) option:
  
  Type a value in the Height, Width, and Gutter width fields. The number of columns is calculated automatically. Optionally, adjust the column height by dragging the control button.

• Dynamic (manual height) option:
  
  
  
  Type a value in the Width, and Gutter width fields. The number of columns is calculated automatically. The Height is controlled by dragging the control button for each column separately.

• Static option:
  
  
  Type a value in the Column number, Height, Width, and Gutter width fields. Optionally, adjust the column height by dragging the control button.