Editing the Content of the Text Objects

    Ribbon: Annotate - Text >  Edit Texts

    Menu: Modify – Object > Text >  Edit

    Toolbar: Modify Object –

    Toolbar: Text –

 Command line: DDEDIT, ED

The command for editing singleline and multiline text objects.

The command can also be called by double-clicking the left mouse button on a text object if the corresponding parameters are set to No in the nanoCAD Design Settings dialog box (PARAMS):

Main options tab, Edit – By double-click section Regular texts and/or Multi-texts parameter.

Editing Single Line Text

You can also start the Edit command from the context menu previously selected the text line in the document.

The command allows you to edit the content of a single-line text directly on the drawing. The content of the selected single-line text is selected and highlighted automatically to completely edit the text. If necessary, you can insert or delete single characters or fragments within the line. For more convenient editing, use the context menu:

Context menu options:

Select all	The entire text line will be selected.
Cut	Cuts the selected text to the clipboard.
Copy	Copies the selected text to the clipboard.
Paste	Pastes text from the clipboard.
Undo	Undoes the last action.
Redo	Redoes the previously undone action.
Insert field	Inserts a field.
Insert symbol	Inserts a symbol. Available symbols: ·         Degrees (%%d) ·         Plus/Minus (%%p) ·         Diameter (%%c)

Pressing CTRL+ENTER or clicking on the drawing outside the text line field confirms the changes made and ends editing.

To complete editing without saving changes, press ESC.

 

You can also edit the single-line text in the drawing by double-clicking (if No is chosen for the Regular texts option of the Settings nanoCAD Int dialog box on the Main options tab of the By double-click section (the Tools menu – Design Settings)).

Press CTRL + ENTER or click on the drawing out of the single-line text to confirm changes and finish the editing.

To finish the editing without saving changes, press ESC.

You can edit not only text content, but also the options in the Text settings dialog box (if Yes is chosen for the Regular texts option of the Settings nanoCAD Int dialog box on the Main options tab of the By double-click section (the Tools menu – Advanced Settings)). The Text settings dialog box can be opened:

·         by double-clicking on the text,

·         by right button clicking with CTRL pressed on the text,

·         by moving the cursor over the text and clicking the right button,

·         by the edit and fedit commands.

The Text settings dialog box:

Options:

Text field	Field for display and editing of the text line content.
Text style	Drop-down list to select the text style.
Color	Drop-down list to select the color of the text line.
Height	Drop-down list to select the height of the characters. Keyboard input is also possible.
Width factor	Sets the character spacing. Entering a value less than 1.0 condenses the text. Entering a value greater than 1.0 expands it.
Oblique	Sets the oblique angle of the text.
	The fields display/specify the compatibility of the width factor and oblique of the edited text symbols by the value set in the text style. For text in which the width factor and/or oblique of the symbols correspond to the specified text style, the check boxes are selected in these fields: If the width factor and/or oblique of the symbols does not correspond to the specified text style, the check boxes are not selected: The current values of the editable text are displayed in the input fields for the width factor and oblique. To set the width factor and oblique for the editable text to the values which correspond to those set in the text style, it is necessary to select the check boxes. Values are changed automatically:
	Text justifying tool. Select text origin point. See the Justify Text command for more information about text justifying.
Take from notes	Opens the Notepad.
Calculate	Opens the Calculator.
Fit text	Runs the Text Fit command.

The Insert special symbol  icon opens an additional menu that allows you to select and insert the special symbols into the current text line:

The buttons , ,  of this menu, in turn, also open

Menus of some mathematical and other symbols	Uppercase Greek letters menu	Lowercase Greek letters menu

To insert symbols:

     

1.    Place the cursor in the required position in the text line.

2.    Click the Insert special symbol  icon.

3.    Select the required symbol.

4.    When you click on the symbol, the additional menu will be closed and the symbol will be inserted automatically at the current position of the cursor in the text line.

Editing Multiline Text

    Ribbon: Annotate - Text >  Edit Texts

    Menu: Modify – Object > Text >  Edit

    Toolbar: Modify Object –

    Toolbar: Text –

 Command line: DDEDIT, ED, MTEXTEDIT

When you run the command and select a multiline text for editing, the same dialog box of the text editor when creating multi-line text opens (for more information, see the «Multiline text» section).

At the end of the work, the multiline text editing command is automatically launched again. The final completion of the work is carried out by pressing the ESC key. You can switch from multiple to single call of the command by selecting the Single value for the Mode option.

The Mode option sets the value for the TEXTEDITMODE system variable, which controls the automatic repetition of the MTEXTEDIT command:

·         0 – Multiple. Enables automatic repetition of the MTEXTEDIT command.

·         1 – Single. Specifies the MTEXTEDIT command to edit a single text object.

 

The Text format dialog box when No is chosen for the Multi-texts option of the Settings nanoCAD Int dialog box on the Main options tab of the By double-click section (the Tools menu – Advanced Settings) can be opened:

·         by double-clicking on the text.

You can edit a multi-line text in the Text settings dialog box (if Yes is chosen for the Multi-texts option of the Settings nanoCAD Int dialog box on the Main options tab of the By double-click section (the Tools menu – Design Settings)). The Text settings dialog box can be opened:

·         by double-clicking on the text,

·         by right button clicking with CTRL pressed on the text,

·         by moving the cursor over the text and clicking the right button,

·         by the edit and fedit commands.

The Text settings dialog box:

Options:

Text	Field for display and editing of the text line content.
Color	Drop-down list to select the color of the text line.
Height	Drop-down list to select the height of the characters. Keyboard input is also possible.
	Text justifying tool. Select text origin point. See the Justify Text command for more information about text justifying.
Take from notes	Opens the Notepad.
Calculate	Opens the Calculator.
Fit text	Runs the Text Fit command.
Insert special symbol	Opens an additional menu that allows you to select and insert the special symbols into the current text line (for more information, see the Editing single-line text section).

Start the command and select the multiline text. The Text format dialog box opens. You can also activate the editing mode, by double clicking on the multiline text.

To edit the content and options of multiline text in the Text format dialog box:

     

1.    Select the text fragment in the text box and replace it with new text or type additional text. When text is selected, the following options are available in the context menu: Select All, Cut, Copy, Paste, Undo, Redo, Insert symbol.

2.    Change the options for the selected text by using the tools of the Text format dialog box.

3.    To end multiline text editing, press CTRL+ENTER or click OK in the Text format dialog box. You can also click out of the text input area on the drawing to complete text the typing.