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name of the Saved Default being edited will
When Rich Text objects are group-
selected, the text content, zoom factor, and display in the title bar of the defaults dialog.
Paragraph Options cannot be changed, but See “Text Defaults and Preferences” on page
everything else can be. 488.
The Rich Text Specification dialog is
similar to the Rich Text Defaults dialog but Note: Text objects have a different specifica-
tion dialog. See “Text Specification Dialog” on
affects the selected text rather than all page 499.
subsequently created text objects. Also, the

Text Panel

The settings on the TEXT panel allow you to mouse and/or the Shift + arrow keys and then
type the selected Text object’s content and make any needed changes to its attributes.
control many aspects of its appearance,
including its font, size, color and style.
Note: If you do not type anything in the text
You can specify the appearance of the text field on this panel when creating a new
before typing, and can also select and change object, no object will be created when you
the attributes of all or portions of the text click OK. On the other hand, if you remove
the text from an existing object and click OK,
content after it is typed. To change text that an empty text box will result.
already exists, simply highlight it using the

1 Use the options on the Edit Bar, which the Edit Text in Place edit button. See
displays above the Text Entry field, to “Editing Text” on page 503.
change the font, size, and style of the text.
Select the desired options before typing to
The Edit bar also displays in the drawing affect the text as it is typed, or select some or
area above the Text object when you click
all of the text and then specify which options
to apply to it.

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