Align text objects

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You can quickly align single line and multi line text as well as attributes

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and also adjust the spacing between those objects

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on the annotate ribbon

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in the text panel, click the text align tool.

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The program prompts you to select text objects to align.

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You can use any convenient object selection method.

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For example,

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use a window to select all of the text in the drawing.

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Then press enter to complete the object selection.

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The program then prompts you to select the text object to align to.

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This is the object you want to remain in its current position.

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Click

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to select the topmost multi line text object,

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next

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the program prompts you to pick a second point.

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And as you move the cursor, you see an alignment line

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on the status bar, make sure that polar tracking is toggled on

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and then move the cursor until it snaps into a 270 degree alignment.

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Then

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click to align the text.

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The text is immediately aligned so that all of the text is left justified.