Creating column text

Column text is different from simple text as it has a fixed width. If a word doesn't fit in the width, it automatically moves onto the next line. With a simple text object, you need to press RETURN to create a new line.

To create a column text object

1. Place the pointer at the top left of the column.

2. Drag to the top-right of the column. Releasing the mouse button shows a horizontal red line under the first line of the column.

3. Set any attributes you want the text to have. For example, color, font, font size.

4. Type the required text. As each line fills, the cursor will move onto the next.

Tips

The line under the first line of text is never printed, it is only shown on the screen.

With column text you do not need to type RETURN at the end of each line as the text will automatically wrap onto the next line.

Once you have created the column width by dragging, you can paste text from the clipboard using CTRL+V. This is an easy way to import text.

A word is only ever split at the end of a line if you insert a hyphen into it.

Large columns of text can be slow to edit. If you need to edit text, you can cut it to the clipboard, edit it in another program and paste it back into your drawing.

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