Text/Rich Text tab

Text/Rich Text tab (The Property Editor)

Allows you specify a text object's text and set text formatting options.

A text object can be used to display text information in several ways. A simple text object simply displays text, while a Barcode text object displayed text in the form of a barcode. An Arc Text text object displays text in an arc. Text objects can be used as counters, to display incrementing numbers. Text objects can also be linked to a database so the text is pulled from a database field.

Tips:

•	For Rich Text objects the controls on this tab effect the properties of the selected text (like a word processor).

•	For Text objects the controls on this tab effect the entire text object.

Specify the same text for all elements radio button

Choose this to make all elements contain the same text. Enter the text you want to be printed. Whatever text you specify will print on all elements.

Font Name

Select the font face name.

Size

Select or enter a font point size. You can enter other values other than what is listed.

... button

Click this to select the font properties through a standard font dialog box. This is useful if you need to select a language script other than the default script.

Tip:

•	If you are using fonts with languages other than English, click this button and select a font and Script that matches your language. Click OK then enter your text. This allows Windows to properly display the text in other character sets.

Font Style

Click the appropriate button (bold, italic, underline and/or strikeout) to change the text style.

Text Color

Select the color of the text.

Text Memo

Insert button

Click this to display a menu of options.

Counter

Click this to select a symbol using the Counter Properties dialog box.

Database

This submenu display available database fields.

Database fields

Click a field to insert it.

Use Build Field Wizard

Click this to open the Build Field dialog box to build a database field.

Symbol

Click this to select a symbol using the Choose Symbol dialog box.

Long Date Macro

Click this to insert a macro that displays the current date in long format.

Short Date Macro

Click this to insert a macro that displays the current date in short format.

Time Macro

Click this to insert a macro that displays the current time.

Address from Names and Addresses Database

Click this to select an address from the Names and Addresses Database for the text.

Text from Texts Database

Click this to choose text from the Texts Database.

Specify variable text

Choose this to specify a list of text that prints in turn on each element of the layout. For example, if you specify the text as "line 1" then "line 2" the first element will contain the text "line 1", the second element will contain the text "line 2", and so on.

Edit... button

Click this to enter a list of variable text in the Variable Text dialog box.

Horizontal Alignment Buttons

Left

Select this to left align the text.

Center

Select this to center the text between the left and right edges.

Right

Select this to right align the text.

Vertical Alignment Buttons

Top

Select this to top align the text.

Center

Select this to center the text between the top and bottom edges.

Bottom

Select this to bottom align the text.

Size and Position

Left

The position of the left edge of the object in the units shown.

Top

The position of the top edge of the object in the units shown.

Width

The width of the object in the units shown.

Height

The height of the object in the units shown.

Non-Printing checkbox

Check this to make the object non-printing. Non-printing objects are displayed at design time on the screen but are not printed on the printer.

Position and Size Locked checkbox

Check to lock the position and size of the object on the screen. This prevents the object from being moved or re-sized by mistake.

Rotation

Rotation slider/edit

Select or specify the rotation in degrees (0-359).

Notes:

•	The default style for a text object, Text (No Wrap), causes the text to wrap only where you insert a hard line break regardless of the width of the object's bound. If you want your text to wrap to the width of the object's bound, set the style to Text (Wrap) on the Style tab.

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When the style is set to display a barcode, the text you specify for the text object is encoded in the barcode. That means that, for example, you link a text object to a field in a database containing barcode data, you can set the style to display a barcode and print different barcodes on each element.