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TEXT, MTEXT and TEXTEDIT

Type single-line text (TEXT) and multiline text (MTEXT) directly in the drawing area, and edit text (TEXTEDIT).

What it does

Command Alias Meaning
TEXT DT, DTEXT Single-line text
MTEXT T, MT Multiline text with formatting
TEXTEDIT ED, DDEDIT, MTEDIT TEXTEDIT [new text] Edits the selected text

Where to find it

  • Ribbon: Draw › Annotation › Text (Single Line Text / Multiline Text), MText, and Annotate › Text & Tables

TEXT steps

  1. Type DT and press Enter. The Text Setup window opens.
  2. Set the Text height and Rotation, then click OK — Place and Type.
  3. Click the text location and type directly in the drawing area.
  4. Press Enter to confirm (Esc = cancel).

Text Setup window
Text Setup window

MTEXT steps

  1. Type T and press Enter. Set the options in the MText Setup window and click OK.

MText Setup window
MText Setup window

  1. Click the location, then type (Enter = new line, Ctrl+Enter = finish, Esc = cancel).
  2. While you type, the Text Editor tab appears on the Ribbon.

Typing MTEXT with the Text Editor tab on the Ribbon
Typing MTEXT with the Text Editor tab on the Ribbon

Text Editor tab

Option Meaning
Font / size Font and character size
Bold / Italic / Underline Bold, italic, underline
Justify Left / Center / Right
Bullets Add bullets
Clear Clear formatting
Close Text Editor Finish typing

Edit text

  • Double-click the text to edit it in place.
  • Or select the text and use ED NEW TEXT / ED (opens a window for editing).
  • Right-click › Text Properties... to change the font, height, and color.

Note: You can type Thai text as usual. Choose a font that supports Thai in the Text Style.

Try it: DANGER 400 V nameplate

An engraved warning plate, 100 x 40 with four Ø3.2 fixing holes, for the door of an electrical cabinet. Three single-line texts at three heights make it readable from across the room.

  1. REC 0,0 → 100 Tab 40. Fixing holes: C radius 1.6 at 5,5, 95,5, 5,35 and 95,35.
  2. DT. In Text Setup set Text height 12 and Rotation 0, click OK — Place and Type, click at about 21,22, type DANGER and press Enter.
  3. DT again with height 5: 400 V AC at about 21,13.
  4. DT with height 4: ISOLATE BEFORE OPENING at about 21,6.

100 x 40 nameplate reading DANGER, 400 V AC, ISOLATE BEFORE OPENING
100 x 40 nameplate reading DANGER, 400 V AC, ISOLATE BEFORE OPENING

Challenge: Replace steps 3 and 4 with one MTEXT (press Enter for the second line, Ctrl+Enter to finish), then make DANGER bold with the Text Editor tab.

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