Overview.
	Custom text properties.
	Font color.

Overview

The text object's Properties dialog box provides additional formatting options.

1. Select the text object.

2. Do one of the following.

Double-click the text object.

Click Properties in the Home>Properties group on the CimEdit Ribbon bar.

Right-click the text object; select Properties on the Popup menu.

Result: The Properties dialog box opens when you use any of these methods.

Custom Text Properties

Select Text in the Properties dialog box.

Text formatting options are as follows.

A	String/Multiline.
B	Anchor position.
C	Font.
D	Translate.
E	Horiz alignment.
F	Vert. alignment.

 

 

A	String/Multiline

A text string can be used in CimView in either of two ways as:

A string that is a place holder for an expression or setpoint.

Text that will display for as long as CimView is open.

Multiline is checked by default when you open a text Properties dialog box.

When Multiline is checked the String field displays the text "Multi-line text. Hit button to Edit."

When the Multiline checkbox is:

Clear	The multiline text clears. The String field is available for a single line entry.
Checked	Click the Text Box button to the right of the String field. A text box opens, displaying the text that was written on the screen. Multiline text can be entered. Notes If you entered multiline text on the screen and want to keep it, make sure you leave Multiline checked. Press Ctrl+Enter to create a multiline entry to display on the CimEdit/CimView screen.

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B	Anchor position

(Manual entry optional) X/Y location for the left top corner of the string.

Note: The anchor positions display as the Geometry Left and Top positions.

A	Left position
B	Top position

C

Font

Opens the Font dialog box to select the font, style and size that will display on the CimEdit/CimView screen for the selected string

Important: Select a font that will accommodate the characters for all languages that will be used on the CimView screen. For example, Arial Unicode MS is a very complete Unicode font.

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D

Translate

Checked makes this string available for translation.

Tip: Check Emit translation strings every save on the File tab in the Options dialog box to emit new text  strings to the CIMPLICITY Language Mapper each time CimEdit is saved.

Click Tools>Options on the CimEdit Menu bar; select the File tab.

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Checked

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5. Click OK to save your changes and close the dialog box.

E	Horiz. alignment

The horizontal alignment positions the text based on the stationary anchor.

Options are:

Option	The text:
Left	Left side aligns with the anchor.
Center	Center aligns with the anchor.
Right	Right side aligns with the anchor.

 

F	Vert. alignment

The horizontal alignment positions the text based on the stationary anchor in the Top position.

Options are:

Option	The text:
Top	Top aligns with the anchor.
Center	Center aligns with the anchor.
Bottom	Bottom aligns with the anchor.

Result: The object will be the entered text string with the selected font configuration.

Font Color

1. Select Colors in the Properties dialog box.

2. Text objects can:

	Display any selected color
	Have a border in any selected color.

More information

Text objects

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