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Press X or period (.)
to turngrid snapping
on or off onlyfor the
next create, move, or
resize operation.
l_ To snap objects
to the grid:
1. Select
Grids from the Options
menu.
A dialog
box appears.
2. Select
Snap to Grids.
3. Click on Apply.
While Snap to Gn'ds is selected,
Drawing
will snap corners
to grids
when you draw,
move,
or resize an o_'ect.
4. Click on Close.
I
Using Text in Drawings
In Drawing,
create
text objects
for entering
text. Each text object
can contain
as little or as much
text as you like.
You can move,
delete,
and resize
text objects
just as you would
any other
object
(a line, rectangle,
or ellipse).
You can also change
the attributes
of text
at any time, evets after you have
rotated or flipped
a text object.
You can
change
the following
text attributes:
•
Font
Text tool _--_
To quicklycreate a
standard-size text
object, select the Text
tool; then click where
you want to begin
entering text. Drawing
automatically creates a
text object 6 inches
across and I line high.
As you type, the text
object automatically
grows verticallyto
accommodate new
lines of text. You can
• resize the object later.
•
Size
•
Style
* Tone
*
Alignment
_ To create a text object:
1. Select
the Text tool from the tool bar. Thepointer
changes
to crossed
1-beams
when you
move it over the drawing
area.
2. Place the I-beams
where
you want
your text to begin;
hold the Select
button
and drag
diagonally
to outline
the area for the text to appear
in. A
dotted
line shows
the borders
of the text object.
3.
Release
the Select
button.
The border of the text object appears
with a
blin_'ng
vertical
line, the insertion
point,
showing
where you can begin
typing.
The default
font
is 12 point
Roman.
4.
Begin
typing.
As you type, text wraps
within
the text object,
and the object
automatically
grows
vertically
to accommodate
new lines of text. Do not
press ENTER
unless you want
to begin a new paragraph.
If you later resize
your
text object,
word wrap
will automatically
adjust
the line endings
for
you,
unless you press
ENTER
at the end of eacb line.
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