When transferring work from one computer to another please
be aware that fonts on different machines may vary or not be available.
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Press Edit to display the text editing window and type in the required text string. Click OK to accept the text. Please note that the text box displaying the input string on the main dialog is not shown in Windows 2000.
Font – Select font from a list of available Windows fonts.
When transferring work from one computer to another please
be aware that fonts on different machines may vary or not be available.
Space (%) – Expands or condenses the space between characters by the amount specified.*
Note that some character pairs may overlap in certain fonts, especially in italic mode. This can be corrected by inserting a “1/4 em” space between them. Enter ALT + 0160 using the number pad.
Kerning – Check to adjust the spacing between particular combinations of characters, so that the entire word looks more evenly spaced.*
*Kerning adjusts the spacing between particular pairs of letters depending on the font design. Space (%) alters the spacing between all letters by the same amount.
In this example, Space (%) is set to 100:
Checking the Kerning option will produce the following text (note that the letter ‘e’ has been moved under the letter ‘T’ to create an evenly spaced look):
Italic – Check to apply italic font formatting to text.
Bold – Check to apply bold font formatting to text.
Explode – Check to create geometry as lines and Bezier curves. Text created with this option exists as independent geometric entities only and cannot be treated as a text feature.