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Cut, Copy, and Paste can also be accessed This is the case even if the text is copied
from the Edit menu of many applications, from another Text object unless that
including Chief Architect. These menu object happens to use the same formatting.
commands are not available when the text
specification dialogs are open, but you can Text pasted into a simple Text object
use the associated hotkeys. from a spreadsheet program will retain basic
column and row information. Each row can
To Copy, Cut and Paste text
only have a single line of text; however, the
1. On the TEXT panel of either text specifi- width of each column can be adjusted. See
cation dialog or in another program alto- “Tab Spacing” on page 507.
gether, highlight the text you wish to cut,
copy or paste. Pasting into Rich Text
2. Press Ctrl + X to Cut the selected text Text pasted into a Rich Text object
out of its original location and save it to from another source, on the other
the system clipboard.
hand, will retain most - but not necessarily
3. Press Ctrl + C to Copy the selected text all - of its custom formatting. If a line of text
to the system clipboard without remov- is sufficiently long, however, it may be
ing it from its original location. wrapped automatically when pasted into
4. Open the text object or a file in another Rich Text.
application and click to place your cur- To retain the same character size when text is
sor in the Text field, writing area, or pasted from a word processing program into
spreadsheet cell. the Rich Text Specification dialog, uncheck
5. Press Ctrl + V to Paste the copied text at CAD Style Font Sizing. See “Options
the location of your cursor. Panel” on page 498.

Bear in mind that when text is copied and If you want to retain the original color(s) of
pasted, its formatting is not always retained. the text being pasted into a Rich Text
The results depend on the program or type of object, be sure to uncheck Layer Color Text
text object in which the content was created in the Rich Text Specification dialog. See
as well as the type of text object into which it “Appearance Panel” on page 496.
is pasted.
Text pasted into a RichText object from
Pasting into Text a spreadsheet program retains basic column
and row information. Column width cannot
Text pasted into a simple Text object
from another source will not retain its be adjusted as it can in simple Text ;
formatting. Instead, the settings for that however, as you add or remove text from a
cell, row height will increase or decrease to
Text object are always used. See “Text accommodate your changes.
Specification Dialog” on page 499.

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