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Copying and Pasting Text

Copy, Cut and Paste Tab spacing in Text objects produces
Copy, Cut and Paste of text into and out of columns with widths that can be edited using
the text specification dialogs can be edit handles.
accomplished using keyboard hotkeys:
To insert tab-spaced text
• Press Ctrl + X to Cut the selected text and 1. Highlight a block of text objects con-
save it to the system clipboard.
taining tabs from another program or
• Press Ctrl + C to Copy the selected text text from the Materials List and press
and copy it to the system clipboard. Ctrl + C to copy them to the system clip-
• Press Ctrl + V to paste your last cut or board.
copied selection in a new text object. 2. Return to the floor plan view, select the
For more, see “Copying and Pasting Text tool, and click to place a text
Objects” on page 176. object.
Copy, Cut and Paste use the system 3. Press Ctrl + V to paste the copied mate-
clipboard, making it possible to to transfer rials into the text box, then click OK.
text between text objects, between Chief The text object displays on-screen.
Architect files, from a plan or layout into 4. Select the text object and note the addi-
another application, or vice versa. tional lines with handles separating each
column.
Tab Spacing
The Tab key functions differently in Rich
Text a n d Text objects.

In Rich Text , the Tab key creates a
space. CAD Style Font Sizing affects the size Columns automatically resize to fit the
of the space created. See “Options Panel” on contained text. When a text object is selected
page 498.
you can use the edit handles that display at
each column to adjust spacing.

Copying and Pasting Text

The Copy, Cut and Paste commands use the All or selected portions of the Materials List
system clipboard, making it possible to can also be copied and pasted into a text
transfer text between text objects, between object, as well as into a word processing or
Chief Architect files, from a plan or layout spreadsheet program. See “Materials Lists”
into another application such as a text editor on page 1263.
or spreadsheet program, or vice versa. See
“Copying and Pasting Objects” on page 176.

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