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For this text, you used the default Left justification and each line of text was
positioned directly below the previous line at a spacing set by AutoCAD. In many
cases, it's more efficient to enter a list of words or phrases first and then move
the text to its appropriate location. That's what you're doing for this text. When
you know the location of the insertion point for the next line, you can click that
point, instead of pressing at the end of the current line. This starts the next
line of text at the selected location.
Moving text and Working with Annotation Scales
Like most objects in AutoCAD, text can be moved using the MOVE command or by
using the grips associated with a given object. In most cases, there is no differ-
ence between using the MOVE command and using the grips to do what is known
as a grip edit . Annotative text objects are an exception to this rule.
Using the grips associated with a piece of annotative text only moves that piece
of text for the current Annotation Scale. At other scales, that same piece of text
will remain in its previous location. You'll get to explore the difference between
the two as you begin positioning the room labels in your cabin. Figure 8.19
shows how the text will look once moved into position.
FiGuRE 8.19 The LIVING ROOM, KITCHEN, and BATH text moved to their proper positions
1. Next to the annotation scale in the status bar, make sure the
Annotation Visibility (left) and Automatically Add Scales (right) but-
tons are in the on position.
 
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