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1 Text should be added to a drawing whenever possible.

2 This text could simply be a title and date, but could also be a parts list, a company title

block, notes on costing, customer data, etc.3 AutoCAD 2007 allows the user to enter text:

a) as short entries i.e. a single line or a few linesb) as larger entries i.e. several linesc) via a table.

In this chapter we will consider the above text types as well as text fonts and styles, so:

1 Open your WORKDRG saved drawing and refer to Figure 13.1.

2 The component should be positioned as displayed relative to the point (80,110).3 Make layer TEXT current.Chapter13

TextFigure 13.1 Adding text to WORKDRG.

Single line of text

1 Menu bar with Draw-Text-Single Line Text and:promptSpecify start point of text or [Justify/Style]

enter20,70 promptSpecify height and enter8 promptSpecify rotation angle of text and enter0

and a) rectangular box with flashing cursor displayedb) this is the text start point at 20,70enterTEXT can be a one line entry andcursor jumps to start of next line i.e. any more lines of textrespondpress the key to end the command.

2 Repeat the Draw-Text-Single Line Text sequence with:a) start point: 20,280

b) height: 12 c) rotation: 0 d) text: TEXT EXRECISE two returns (Note: this spelling is deliberate).

3 At the command line enterDTEXT and enter

a) start point: 230,250b) height: 7.5

c) rotation: 12d) text: Keyboard DTEXT entry

4 Notes

a) the text is displayed on the screen as you enter it from the keyboard

b) this is referred to as dynamic text.

Several lines of text

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1 Select from the menu barDraw-Text-Single Line Text and:promptSpecify start point of text and enter 290,220 promptSpecify height and enter 6 promptSpecify rotation angle of text and enter 0

enterTEXT can also be

enterentered to cover enterseveral lines

enter.

2 At the command line enterTEXT and:promptSpecify start point of text and enter 50,30

promptSpecify height and enter 10 promptSpecify rotation angle of text and enter 7 enterAutoCAD is a draughting packageenterand this is 2007

enter to end command.

Editing existing screen text

1 Hopefully text which has been entered on a drawing is correct, but there may bespelling

mistakes and/or alterations to existing text may be required. Text can be edited as it isbeing entered from the keyboard if the user notices the mistake.

2 Screen text which needs to be edited requires a command.

3 From the menu bar select Modify-Object-Text-Edit and:promptSelect an annotation object or [Undo]respondpick the TEXT EXRECISE item