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Check any of the boxes to apply that rotated. See “CAD and Text in Layout”
style. on page 1291.

3 Specify the Character Height of text • Check Transparent to make text boxes
using the selected Text Style. using the selected Text Style transparent.
When unchecked, text boxes have a solid
• Enter the Character Height in drawing fill the same color as your background
units. This height is subject to the current color. Not available for objects that have
drawing scale.
FILL STYLE panels in their specification
• Click the Scale button to open the dialogs. See “Colors Panel” on page 107.
Printed Size Input dialog. See “Scaling
Text” on page 505. 5 Specify the selected Text Style’s Text
Color. When Use Custom Text Style is
• If selected object was originally created not selected above, a Text Color does not
in a older program version and had Leg- display here for reference.
acy Compatible Size checked in that
version, this check box will be available. • W h e n By Layer is checked, text uses the
If you uncheck the box and click OK, line color assigned to the layer that the
however, the option will be removed. See object it is assigned to is located on. See
“Character Size” on page 490. “Layer Attributes” on page 185.
• Uncheck By Layer, then click the Color
4 Options - bar to select a different color. See “Color
Chooser/Select Color Dialog” on page
• Check Rotate with Plan to rotate text 203.
using the selected Text Style when
6 A preview of the Text Style currently
Rotate Plan View i s u s e d . I f assigned to the selected object displays
unchecked, the text is unaffected when here.
Rotate View is used. See “Rotate Plan
View” on page 155. 7 In many specification dialogs, a
preview of the selected object displays
Rotate with Plan also affects text in a on the right. See “Dialog Preview Panes” on
view sent to layout if the layout box is page 42.

Text Macros

Text macros insert dynamic information Macros can be used to create customized
relevant to the current plan or layout file, or a object labels and Materials List formulas.
selected object. Macros are particularly See “Creating User Defined Macros” on
useful in layouts: page numbers, drawing page 523.
scale, and information to identify drawings There are four categories of insertable text
can be inserted to improve organization and macro:
clarity.

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