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Coord Input - Allows you to alter the position of the text by digitising.
Fit Box - Check to position text centred horizontally and vertically within a box. You will be prompted to digitise opposite corners of the box. Please note that text is NOT wrapped in order to achive a fit. Text strings that are too long to fit into the box will generate a warning message.
String - Click Edit to modify the text.
Rotation - Sets the angle for the text. Zero degrees is horizontal.
Mirror - Selects how to mirror the text:
None - Normal text.
Vertical - Mirror text about a vertical axis.
Horizontal - Mirror text about a horizontal axis.
Alignment - Specifies how to align the text:
Left - Lines of text are aligned against the left-hand edge (the digitised position), i.e. the text will be placed to the right of this point.
Centre - The text is centred at the digitised location.
Right - Lines of text are aligned against the right hand edge (the digitised position), i.e. the text will be placed to the left of this point.
Font - Select font from a list of available Windows fonts.
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.
Height - Specifies the default text height.
Vertical - Check to produce vertical text (characters are one under the other rather than side by side).
Kerning - Check to adjust the spacing between particular combinations of characters, so that the entire word looks more evenly spaced.*
Italic - Check to apply italic font formatting to text.
Bold - Check to apply bold font formatting to text.
Name - If required, specify a name for the text entity created.
*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.