Editing a Text Element

For each text element the following properties are specified: size and position of the element, text, font, text color, word wrap, horizontal and vertical alignment, orientation, and the color of element's background.

You can edit the text of an element directly in the field of the element. To enable the text editing mode, right-click the element or select Text → Edit Text on the shortcut menu. Then use the hot keys for editing.

You can change the properties of the text element in the Element Properties window located in the bottom right corner of the main window. The Element Properties window is displayed only if View → Element Properties is selected on the main menu.

Item Description
Element
Type Text
ID A unique identifier of the element.
Position & Size Group
Left Sets the distance between the left edge of the form and the element.
Top Sets the distance between the top edge of the form and the element.
Width Sets the width of the text element.
Height Sets the height of the text element.
Text
Text

Shows the text of the element.

Note.To edit the text of the element, click Edit Text on the shortcut menu of the Text element. The text can be edited directly in the field of the element.

Font

The font used for the text within the element.

To change the font, its size and style (italic, bold, underline, etc.) click the Change ... button and in theFont dialog box that appears, select the required font, font size and style.

Color Selects a text color from the drop-down list* for dropout forms or from the palette for color forms.
Word wrap Wraps the lines of the text without breaking words.
Alignment
Horizontal

Aligns the text within the element horizontally:

  • Center - centers the text horizontally
  • Left - aligns the text to the left edge of the element
  • Right - aligns the text to the right edge of the element
Vertical

Aligns the text within the element vertically:

  • Bottom - aligns the text to the bottom edge of the element
  • Center - centers the text vertically
  • Top - aligns the text to the top edge of the element
Orientation

Sets the orientation of the text.

  • Normal (horizontal) - the text will be placed horizontally, left to right
  • Vertical (top-to-bottom) - the text will be placed vertically, top to bottom
  • Vertical (bottom-to-top) - the text will be placed vertically, bottom to top
Background
Same as form background Makes the background of the Text the same color as the background of the form.
Other Selects a text background color from the drop-down list* for dropout forms or from the palette for color forms.

* - The range of available colors depends on the type of your form (black and white or color).

Note.You may purchase additional fonts and multilingual font support atwww.paratype.com/shop/.

4/12/2024 6:16:02 PM

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