This tab has a central box for entering text and two boxes to select the style and color of the selected characters. The toolbar at the top of the window provides commands for formatting text. The complete list of commands is available in the menu that can be viewed by clicking with the right mouse button inside the editor.
List of commands in the text entry box menu
Command | Description |
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New |
Deletes all text in the box. |
Open |
Import text from a file. |
Save |
Saves the text to a file. |
Cut |
Deletes the selected text and copies it to the clipboard. |
Copy |
Copies the selected text to the clipboard. |
Paste |
Inserts text from the clipboard at the current cursor position. |
Undo |
Cancel the last operation performed. |
Delete |
Delete the selected text. |
Find Replace |
Search and replace text. |
Select all |
Select the entire text. |
Field codes |
Opens a dialog box from which you can select field codes. |
Special characters |
Opens a dialog box for choosing special characters. |
Bold |
Applies/Remove the bold effect from the selected text. |
Italic |
Applies/Remove italic effect from selected text. |
Underline |
Applies/Remove the underlined effect from the selected text. |
Strikethrough |
Applies/Remove the strikethrough effect from the selected text. |
Overline |
Applies/Removes the overlined effect from the selected text. |
Superscript |
Apply / Remove the superscript effect from the selected text. |
Subscript |
Apply / Remove the subscript effect from the selected text. |
Title |
Converts the first character of each selected word to uppercase. |
Toggle case |
Convert lowercase characters to uppercase and vice versa. |
Uppercase |
Convert selected text to uppercase. |
Lowercase |
Convert selected text to lowercase. |
Only word |
Apply effects such as underlining only to words but not to spaces. |
Offset |
Sets the vertical position of the characters. |
Spacing |
Set the spacing between the characters. |
Scale |
Resize the characters. |
Angle |
Rotate the characters. |
Font |
Set the font style. |
Filling |
Sets the style of the font fill. |
Outline |
Set the outline style of the characters. |
Background |
Sets the style of the font background. |
Effect style |
Set the color of the effects. |
Left |
Set the paragraph alignment to the left. |
Right |
Set the paragraph alignment to the right. |
Center |
Set the alignment of the paragraph in the middle. |
justified |
Set the alignment of the paragraph as justified. |
Language |
Allows you to add other languages. The Languages dialog box appears. |
Reset style |
Deletes all settings related to the style. The text takes on the unique style of the text object. |
Word wrap |
Enables/disables the option. The text automatically returns to a new line when it reaches the right margin of the window. |
Zoom |
Sets the zoom level. |