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Options on the General tab of the Text Properties dialog box

The following table shows the options on the General tab of the Text Properties dialog box.

Options

Descriptions

Text

Enter the text to use.

Insert Variable

Click this button to select the type of variable to be inserted.

Font

Select the font to use for the text.

Font size

Select the font size to use for the caption or message.

Bold, Italic, Underline

Select a font style for the caption or message, if required.

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Click the browse button Browse button to open the Font dialog box and select font attributes for the object.

Back color

This box shows the current background color for the object. Click it to select another color.

If the background style is transparent, the application does not use this background color.

Fore color

This box shows the color of the text shown on the object. Click it to select another color.

Size to fit

Select this box if you want the text to stretch or shrink to fit if the object is resized.

If this box is cleared, the Word wrap selection applies.

If your application is using language switching, the text size may be different when shown in different languages.

Word wrap

Select this check box if you want the text to continue on the next line at the beginning of a new word.

If this check box is cleared, the text continues on the next line whenever the maximum text length is reached, even if this occurs in the middle of a word or number. The maximum text length depends on the width of the object and the font size.

Word wrap only applies if Size to fit is not selected.

Alignment

Select how you want the text to be positioned relative to the text object's bounding box.

Back style

Select whether the object background is solid or transparent. If you select Transparent, the object’s background is not filled in and any objects behind it show through. The bounding box for the text is not filled in and any objects behind the text shows through between the letters.

See also

Create a text object

Set up general properties for a text object