Text Field Properties
By selecting the text field in the Work Pane, the text field properties are displayed in the Object Palette Pane.
Text Field Property List
[Text] tab
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[Font]
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Select the font to use from the list displayed when you click
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[Size]
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Select the font size to use from the list displayed when you click
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[Style]
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Configure the style to use. Click this button to switch between ON/OFF. You can combine more than one style.
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[Bold]
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Turn this button ON when configuring the bold style.
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[Italic]
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Turn this button ON when configuring the italic style.
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[Underline]
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Turn this button ON when setting the underline style.
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[Strikethrough]
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Turn this button ON when setting the strikethrough style.
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[Font Color]
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Select the font color you want to use from the list displayed when you click
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[Detailed Settings]
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The [Detailed Settings for Text Fields] dialog box is displayed.
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[Alignment] tab
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[Text Alignment]
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Set the text orientation.
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[Left]
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Align text to the left.
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[Center]
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Align text in the center.
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[Right]
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Align text to the right.
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[Justified]
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Justify text.
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[Line Spacing]
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You can adjust the spacing between lines. Enter a numerical value. Line spacing is between 1.0 point and 255.0 point.
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[Detailed Settings]
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The [Detailed Settings for Text Fields] dialog box is displayed.
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[Line & Fill] tab
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[Line Style]
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Select the line style you want to use from the list displayed when you click
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[Line Weight]
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Select a line thickness to use. You can select a line thickness from 0.25 point to 12.00 point.
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[Line Color]
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Select the line color you want to use from the list displayed when you click
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[Fill]
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Select the color you want to use to fill the text field from the list displayed when you click
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[Detailed Settings]
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The [Detailed Settings for Text Fields] dialog box is displayed.
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Advanced Settings for Fields
The following items can be set by clicking [Detailed Settings] in the Object Palette Pane.
[Detailed Settings for Text Fields]
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[Field Name]
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You can set the field name. The name must be less than 63 characters.
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[Format Settings] tab
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[Text]
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You can configure the text settings.
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[Font]
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Select the font to use from the list displayed when you click
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[Size]
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Select the font size to use from the list displayed when you click
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[Style]
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Configure the style to use. Click this button to switch between ON/OFF. You can combine more than one style.
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[Bold]
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Turn this button ON when configuring the bold style.
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[Italic]
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Turn this button ON when configuring the italic style.
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[Underline]
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Turn this button ON when setting the underline style.
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[Strikethrough]
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Turn this button ON when setting the strikethrough style.
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[Font Color]
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Select the font color you want to use from the list displayed when you click
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[Alignment]
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Set the text position.
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[Text Alignment]
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Set the text orientation.
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[Left]
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Align text to the left.
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[Center]
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Align text in the center.
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[Right]
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Align text to the right.
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[Justified]
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Justify text.
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[Line Spacing]
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You can adjust the spacing between lines. Enter a numerical value. Line spacing is between 1.0 point and 255.0 point.
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[Eliminate blank space resulting from any empty rows in the specified database fields]
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Select this to eliminate blank spaces resulting from any empty rows in the specified database fields.
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[Line & Fill]
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Configure line and fill settings.
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[Line Style]
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Select the line style you want to use from the list displayed when you click
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[Line Weight]
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Select a line thickness to use. You can select a line thickness from 0.25 point to 12.00 point.
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[Line Color]
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Select the line color you want to use from the list displayed when you click
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[Fill]
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Select the color you want to use to fill the text field from the list displayed when you click
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[Field Transparency]
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The slider position and the numeric value (%) indicate the degree of transparency of the text field. To change the degree of transparency, move the slider to left or right, or enter a numeric value.
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[Position and Size] tab
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[Position]
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Configure the location of the text field.
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[From Left]
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Configure the alignment of the x-axis. If you want to change the position, enter a numerical value.
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[From Top]
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Configure the alignment of the y-axis. If you want to change the position, enter a numerical value.
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[Size]
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Configure the size of the text field.
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[Width]
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Set the width of the text field. If you want to change the width of the text field, enter a numerical value.
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[Height]
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Set the height of the text field. If you want to change the height of the text field, enter a numerical value.
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[Margin]
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Configure the margins of the text field.
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[Top]
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Set an upper margin. If you want to change the size of the upper margin, enter a numerical value.
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[Bottom]
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Set a lower margin. If you want to change the size of the lower margin, enter a numerical value.
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[Right]
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Set a right margin. If you want to change the size of the right margin, enter a numerical value.
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[Left]
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Set a left margin. If you want to change the size of the left margin, enter a numerical value.
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[Field Rotation]
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Configure the angle of the text field.
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[Angle (Degree)]
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The slider position shows the angle of the text field. To change the angle of the text field, move the slider to the left or right.
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