Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
CONTINUING WHERE YOU LEFT OFF
If for some reason you need to stop entering single-line text objects to do something else in AutoCAD,
you can continue the text where you left off by starting the Text command and then pressing ↵
at the Specify start point of text or [Justify/Style]: prompt. The text continues
immediately below the last line of text entered.
Here you were able to add two single lines of text in different parts of your drawing fairly
quickly. The Text command uses the current default text style settings.
To edit single-line text, you can double-click the text. The text is highlighted, and you can
begin typing to replace it all, or you can click a location in the text to make single word or char-
acter changes.
This is the end of the tutorial section of this chapter. The rest of this chapter offers additional
information about text.
Justifying Single-Line Text Objects
Justifying single-line text objects is slightly different from justifying multiline text. For example,
if you change the justification setting to Center, the text moves so the center is placed at the text-
insertion point. In other words, the insertion point stays in place while the text location adjusts
to the new justification setting. Figure 9.17 shows the relationship between single-line text and
the insertion point based on different justification settings.
FIGURE 9.17
Text inserted using
the various justifi-
cation options
