Dimensions and Text - Introduction to AutoCAD 2011: 2D and 3D Design - page 144

T e x t
There are two main methods of adding text to drawings - Multiline Text
and Single Line Text .
Example - Single Line Text ( Fig. 6.19 )
1. Open the drawing from the example on tolerances - Fig. 6.19.
2. Make the Text layer current ( Home/Layers panel).
3. At the command line enter dt (for Single Line Text) followed by a
right-click :
Command: enter dt right-click
TEXT
Current text style “ARIAL” Text height: 8
Annotative No:
Specify start point of text or [Justify/Style]:
pick
Specify rotation angle of text <0>: right-click
Enter text: enter The dimensions in this drawing
show tolerances press the Return key twice
Command:
The result is given in Fig. 6.19.
N o t e s
1. When using Dynamic Text the Return key of the keyboard is
pressed when the text has been entered. A right-click does not
work.
2. At the prompt:
Specify start point of text or [Justify/Style]:
enter s (Style) right-click
Enter style name or [?] <ARIAL>: enter ?
right-click
Enter text style(s) to list <*>: right-click
And an AutoCAD Text Window (Fig. 6.20) appears listing all the
styles which have been selected in the Text Style dialog
(see page 145).