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Editing Text

1 Specify a Hyperlink for the selected Line Style Panel
Text object. Note that if no text is
entered on the TEXT panel, a text object will The LINE STYLE panel is found in the
not be created. specification dialogs for many different
objects. For more information, see “Line
• Type a web page address or the pathname Style Panel” on page 301.
of a file on your computer in the text
field. Fill Style Panel
• Click the Browse button to select a file
on your computer and add its pathname For information about the FILL STYLE panel,
to the text field above. see “Fill Style Panel” on page 315.
• Click the Test Link button to confirm Dimension Format Panel
that the address or pathname in the text
field is associated with a web page or The DIMENSION FORMAT panel is available
available file. in the Room Label Defaults dialog and
allows you to control the format of the
portion of the room label that describes the
Chief Architect automatically adds the
http:// prefix for links that begin with room’s size. For information about these
"www" when Test Link is clicked. settings, see “Displayed Line Length Dialog”
on page 289.
2 A preview of the text entered on the
TEXT panel displays on the right. Not Text Style Panel
available for Room Labels.
The TEXT STYLE panel is available for a
To use a hyperlink variety of objects in the program and control
the appearance of the selected object’s text.
1. Select the text object.
See “Text Style Panel” on page 520.
2. Click the Follow Hyperlink edit
button to activate the link.

Editing Text

Once created, Text objects can be however, there are a few differences which
selected individually or as a group and edited are described here.
using the edit handles, the edit toolbar
buttons, and the Rich Text Specification Editing Text Attributes
dialog. See “Rich Text Specification Dialog” Most text attributes, including the font, size,
on page 493. style, and the content itself, are edited in the
Rich Text and Text Specification dialogs.
Text objects can be selected and edited
much the way Rich Text objects can;

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