Edit single line text objects

00:04

You can control some aspects of the appearance of single line text.

00:08

Although the options available are more limited

00:11

than when working with multi line text,

00:13

you can adjust the text appearance while you

00:15

are initially creating the text or edit it.

00:18

After it has been created

00:21

to edit a single line text object. Double click that object.

00:25

Remember that each line of single line text

00:28

is an individual single line text object,

00:32

double click, the first line of text to start the text, edit command,

00:37

you can now edit the text content,

00:40

move the text cursor to the start of the line of text

00:43

and then press the delete key to eliminate the word standard.

00:49

Although there is no contextual ribbon. When editing single line text,

00:53

you can modify some aspects of the text.

00:56

For example, to underline the first line of text

01:01

with the text cursor located to the left of the word notes,

01:05

type percent percent. U

01:09

As soon as you do, the entire line of text becomes underlined

01:14

to underline just a portion of the text such as the word must in the second note,

01:21

double click that single line text object,

01:24

then

01:25

place the text cursor before the start of the word must

01:30

and type percent percent U

01:32

to indicate the start of the underlining.

01:36

Initially, the rest of the entire single line, text object becomes underlined.

01:42

Move the text cursor immediately after the end of the word

01:46

and type percent present U again

01:49

to indicate where the underlining should stop.

01:51

Then

01:52

click in a blank area of the drawing to end the command.

01:58

When you type percent percent plus an additional character,

02:03

you are entering a control code.

02:05

While there are very few changes you can make

02:08

to individual words within a single line text object.

02:11

You can use control codes to enter special characters.

02:15

In addition to percent percent U to create underlined text,

02:20

you can type percent percent C to create a diameter dimensioning symbol.

02:25

Percent percent D

02:27

to create a degree symbol

02:29

and percent percent P

02:31

to create a plus

02:33

minus tolerance symbol.