The properties of text objects are listed in two tabs. In the first tab, a text editor is available for typing text, while the parameters relating to the style and position of the text are listed in the second tab.
Text
This tab has a central text input box and two boxes from which to select the style and color of the selected characters. The toolbar at the top of the window provides commands for text formatting. The complete list of commands is available in the menu that can be viewed by right-clicking inside the editor. See Text input boxes.
Style
This tab contains parameters related to the style and position of the text. See Style of text objects.
Origin
Specify the coordinates of the text.
- Horizontal coordinate
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Specify the horizontal position.
- Vertical coordinate
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Specify the vertical position.
Rotation
Specify the angle of rotation of the text relative to the horizontal axis. If the text is rotated, the rotation angle also changes. If the Keep option is enabled, the text maintains a constant angle to the horizontal axis.
Alignment
Specify the horizontal and vertical alignment of the text with respect to the insertion point. See Text alignment.
Spacing
Specify the spacing between the lines of the text.
Effects
You can reflect the text with respect to one or both axes.
- Flip Vertical
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Reflects the text with respect to the X axis.
- Flip Orizontal
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Reflects the text with respect to the Y axis.
- Character Outline
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Use the pen style to draw the outline of the text characters. Normally the pen style is used to draw the outline of the text background.
This effect can also be used to obtain negative or contoured characters on the PCB layers. For example, set Background Style to Black and Foreground Style to none to get the text in fig 2; set Background Style and Foreground Style to none and specify a style for Outline Style to get the text in fig 1.
Style
Select the text style from the proposed list or create a new style. The style set is the default style of the text object and is used only by characters for which the style is set to Use the default style.