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See also: Inserting Text from a File
Inserts text from a file.
Vertical - Check to produce vertical text (characters are one under the other rather than side by side).
Fit Box - Check to position text centred horizontally and vertically within a box. You will be prompted to digitise opposite corners of the box.
Name - Specifies a text file to input.
Height - Specifies the default text height.
Width - Specifies the default text width of each character.
Slant - Specifies the angle of the text characters from the horizontal. Normal characters would have an angle of 90º. Italics are produced by an angle of 60º.
Rotation - Sets the angle for the text. Zero degrees is horizontal.
Line Spacing - Specifies the default line spacing when more there is more than one line of text. The line spacing is the distance between the bottom of one line of text and the bottom of the next line.
Font - Selects a font for the text.
Mirror - Selects how to mirror the text:
None - Normal text.
Vertical - Mirror text about a vertical axis.
Horizontal - Mirror text about a horizontal axis.
Justify - Specifies how to justify the text:
Left - Lines of text are aligned against the left hand edge.
Centre - The text is centred at the digitised location.
Right - Lines of text are aligned against the right hand edge.
Colour - Specifies the colour for the inserted text.
Layer - Specifies the layer for the inserted text.