Gerber OMEGA CP Reference Manual page 101

To enter text in the Enter/Edit Small Text dialog box
1 Click the Enter/Edit Small Text tool. The cursor changes to a cross hair with the text
symbol.
2 Position and click the cross hair where you want the text to appear on the work
surface. The Enter/Edit Small Text dialog box opens.
3 Click the button labeled A to open the Font dialog box. Choose a Font, Font Style and
Size from the lists. Click OK to return to the Enter/Edit Small Text dialog box.
4 To expand or contract the spacing between Small Text characters enter a percentage
value in the Horizontal Spacing box. The minimum value is 0% and the maximum
value is 500%.
5 To condense or expand the width of Small Text characters enter a percentage value in
the Condensing Factor box. The minimum value is 0% and the maximum value is
500%.
6 To change the spacing between lines of Small Text enter a percentage value in the Line
Spacing box. The minimum value is 0% and the maximum value is 500%.
7 Turn on the Suppress Fill Cuts check box to remove the cut attribute from any Small
Text that is generated.
8 Turn on Enable True Type Kerning to use the standard True Type kerning.
9 Click in the text box and enter the text. Use the Enter key to create additional lines of
text.
10 Click F11/OK to return to the Composer work surface where the Small Text displays.
Entering text at a specific X,Y location
When entering text using the Enter/Edit Text dialog box you can choose a specific X,Y location
to place the text. Enter an X,Y position for any line of text and all subsequent lines of text are
positioned accordingly. The default X,Y position for the first line of text is where you clicked the
text tool.
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