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If you do not want to edit the content of a text or an attribute, but rather its position or justification, the command Adjust text and attributes is the best choice for you.

 

Adjust text and attributes can be used on single texts or attributes. It is also possible to use the command on several texts or attributes at the same time. Select the command and pick the texts or the attributes you wish to adjust. Please note that for this command it is not possible to use a window. You will have to select every single attribute or text object one by one. When you have selected them all, press the <RETURN> key. You will receive a question whether you wish to have a new general justification for the texts, which means if you for instance wish to have all objects right or left adjusted. Please answer the question with Yes or No. (No is default.)

 

If you have answered Yes, you must indicate what justification of the texts you wish to have. You may select between Left, Centred, Mid or Right. You answer by using one of the letters L, C, M or R.

 

As the next step you will have to indicate a new angle of rotation for the selected texts. The new rotation angle is specified by pointing. If you point straight to the right you will get a horizontal text. If you instead point straight upwards you will have a vertical text. Click with the left mouse-button.

 

You will then have to indicate a new location for the first text. Please pick the desired insertion point.

 

If you haven’t selected a new rotation, the other texts will be moved and adjusted in the same way as the first one. On the other hand, if you have selected a new rotation and multiple several texts or attributes, you will get a question whether the rest of the objects should be rotated Connected or Individually. You answer by using a C for Connected or an I for Individually.

 

To rotate connected means that all the selected texts or attributes are rotated together as a group. This might be suitable if you for instance would like to rotate a plant, location and item designation for an ordinary symbol or to move these attributes to the other side of the symbol. In a case like that all the selected attributes should be handled as a whole.

 

The alternative Individually means that the texts or attributes are rotated separately around their respective insertion points. This might for example be useful to rotate the terminal numbers for a number of terminals.