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5. Move back to the original grid circle and select the grip on the right
side of the circle to activate it.
6. Right-click, choose Copy Selection from the context menu, and pick
the right Quadrant of the circle as the base point.
7. Copy the circle to the left endpoint for each of the horizontal gridlines.
8. Press Esc to deselect the objects and remove the grips. Then, if neces-
sary, use the STRETCH command to adjust the jogged lines and elimi-
nate any overlap.
Now you'll use the DDEDIT command to change the text in each circle.
9. Be sure Caps Lock is on, and then double-click the letter A in the
second grid circle from the left on the top row.
The text now has a blue background to indicate that it is being edited.
You can also start
the DDEDIT com-
mand by opening
the menu bar and
choosing Modify
Object text
edit, or by entering
DDEDIT or the
alias ED . these
methods display
additional com-
mand-line options.
10. Enter B . The A changes to B .
TIP editing text is one of the situations where pressing the spacebar
does not have the same effect as pressing .
11. Click the A in the next circle to the right, and then enter C . The A
changes to a C .
12. Repeat this process for the remaining five grid circle letters, chang-
ing them to D , 1 , 2 , 3 , and 4 . Press to end the EDIT TEXT command.
The letters and numbers are all in place, and the grid is complete (see
Figure 8.37).
13. Save this drawing as 08A-FPLAY2.dwg .
Often, it's easier to copy existing text and modify it than to create new text,
and grips are a handy way to copy text. Using the EDIT TEXT command (techni-
cally called DDEDIT ) is a quick way to modify the wording of short lines of text,
meaning those that consist of a word or a few letters. The Properties palette is
useful for changing all aspects of a line of text.
For the next exercise with text, you'll get a chance to set up some more new text
styles, place text precisely, and use the DDEDIT command again to modify text con-
tent. You'll do all this while you develop a title block for your drawing.
 
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