Set Text Attributes

(This functionality is available with the Computations module)

Displays the current text attribute settings and allows them to be altered.

The Attributes/Text command is selected from the Computations Task.

Any text object created using the Computations Task/Create commands will be given the attributes currently defined in this Attributes/Text command.

Text Attributes dialog box

Item	Used to
Code Table:	Select an existing code table.
Code:	Key in a feature code or select an existing feature code already defined in the selected code table.
Group:	Key in or select the group attribute. If a new group is entered, that group will be created when the OK button is selected.
Origin	Select the origin of the text.
At	Enter some other line spacing.
Colour:	Select the colour number of the text.
Elevation	Toggle the point elevation attribute. If active, text objects may be given an elevation when they are created.
Italic	Set whether the text is to be in italic.
Units	Set ground or plan units for text height or width. For Ground units, the text dimensions will then be in metres (or feet) on the ground and scaled accordingly when output from the system to a CAD drawing.
Height, Width & Direction	Enter the text dimensions and direction.
Update Code Table	Changes the text attribute settings in the selected code table for the selected feature code, to reflect the settings currently shown in this text Attributes dialog box.