Brother International PDP350CJ Owner's Manual - English - Page 249

Using Text in Drawings To quickly create a standard-size text object, select the Text Tool, and then click where you want to begin entering text. Drawing automatically creates a text object six inches across and one line deep. As you type, the text object automatically grows vertically to accommodate new lines of text. You can resize the object later if you like. In Drawing, you enter text in text objects. Each text object can contain as little or as much text as you like Ċ from a single letter to multiple paragraphs. To create text objects, you use the Text tool. You can move, delete, and resize text objects just as you would any other object (a line, rectangle, or ellipse). You use the Text tool to place text in your drawing, and you use the Text menu to change the way text appears. You can edit and change the attributes of text at any time, even after you have rotated or flipped a text object. You can change the following text attributes: S Font S Size S Style S Tone S Alignment "To create a text object: 1. Select the Text tool from the tool bar. The pointer changes to crossed I-beams when you move it over the drawing area. 2. Position the I-beams where you want your text to begin; click and drag diagonally to outline the area in which you want the text to appear. A dotted line shows the borders of the text object. 3. Release the mouse button. The border of the text object appears with a blinkingvertical line, the insertion point, showing where you can begin typing. The default font is 12 point Roman. 4. Begin typing. As you type, text wraps within the text object, and the object automaticallygrows vertically to accommodate new lines of text. Do not use ENTER unless you want to begin a new paragraph. If you later resize your text object, word wrap will automatically adjust the line endings for you, unless you press ENTER at the end of each line. "To enter and edit text in a text object: Use the basic text editing techniques available in all applications, including BACKSPACE and DELETE keys, and the Undo, Cut, Copy, and Paste choices on the Edit menu. "To create text in different sizes: 1. Select the Text tool from the tool bar. 2. Position the crossed I-beam pointer where you want to begin typing. 3. Hold down CODE; then press the left mouse button and drag the mouse diagonally to create your text object. The size of your type will be the depth of the object you create. Drawing 234