Dimension Text Settings

To open the Dimension Text Settings dialog box, you must first select the Dimension Text item (not the entire Dimension line).

Select Dimension Text

To select a Dimension text, do one of the following:

•Use the Quick Selection cursor

•Click on a corner of the text with the Checkmark with Arrow cursor

Note: To select a Fill Area text, make sure you have enabled Textbox handles at View > On-Screen View Options.

Open Dimension Text Settings

Select a dimension text (see above), then do one of the following:

•Click the Text icon in the Info Box

•Double-click the Dimension Tool icon in the Toolbox

•Ctrl+t

•Use Edit > Dimension Text Settings (available when a Dimension Text is selected)

Copy-Paste Dimension Text

Only simple text items can be copied; superscripts will not be copied.

1.Select the dimension text only (not the dimension line itself)

2.Use the Copy command (Edit > Copy or Ctrl/Cmd + C)

3.Paste the dimension text (Edit > Paste or Ctrl/Cmd + V) - for example, to a text box or onto a Layout.