Inserting Text
With Desktop Editor, you can insert text into a document as an annotation.
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NOTE
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When inserting a framed text, use [Text Box].
When inserting fixed text, use a text stamp.
For details on how to move, delete, and copy the inserted text, see the following.
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Inserting New Text
This section describes how to insert text into a document as a new annotation.
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Click 
(Text) on the ribbon.
(Text) on the ribbon.Or, click 
(Text) on the Details Window.
(Text) on the Details Window.
The properties of the text are displayed on the Details Window.
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If the Details Window is not displayed, see the following.
This operation can also be performed with the tool buttons on the toolbar. If tool buttons are not displayed on the toolbar of Desktop Editor, see the following to display them.
When you want to insert text multiple times, double-click
(Text) on the Details Window. When you double-click the button, it is locked while being selected and text can be inserted multiple times.Perform one of the following operations to cancel the button selection.
Click the selected button on the Details Window again
Click another button on the Details Window
Click a command on the ribbon
Press the [Esc] key on the keyboard.
You can click
 (Insert Multiple) on the ribbon to insert multiple annotations. For more information, see the following. |
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Configure the properties of the text.
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[Font]
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Configure the font of text.
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[Font]
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Select the font to use from the list displayed when you click
 . The list displays the fonts installed in your computer. |
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[Font Size]
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Select the font size to use from the list displayed when you click
. You can also enter the font size directly. Font sizes that can be configured are between 3.0 points and 72.0 points. If it is entered directly, you can enter up to a single decimal place. |
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[Bold]
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Makes the string bold.
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[Italic]
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Makes the string italic.
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[Underline]
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Underlines the string.
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[Strikethrough]
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Adds a strikethrough to the string.
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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
 . When you want to use a color that is not available in the list, select [More Colors]. |
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If you select [More Colors] in [Font Color], the [Color] dialog box is displayed and you can set a color that is not listed in [Font Color].
You can also configure the properties of the annotation with the following commands.
 (Font) (Font Size) (Bold) (Italic) (Underline) (Strikethrough) (Font Color)If commands are not displayed on the ribbon of Desktop Editor, see the following to display them.
This operation can also be performed with the tool buttons on the toolbar. If tool buttons are not displayed on the toolbar of Desktop Editor, see the following to display them.
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3.
Move the mouse pointer to the Work Window.
The shape of the mouse pointer changes to 
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NOTE
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To cancel the insertion process, do one of the following.
Click
 (Select Object) on the ribbonClick
 (Select Text) on the ribbonClick
 (Grab Mode) on the ribbonClick the command selected on the ribbon again
Click
 (Select Object) on the Details WindowClick
 (Select Text) on the Details WindowClick
 (Grab Mode) on the Details WindowClick the selected button on the Details Window again
Press the [Esc] key on the keyboard
If you perform one of the following operations, you can paste the text string in the clipboard as text.
Click
 (Paste) on the ribbon.Click
 (Paste Special) on the ribbon, and select [Texts].Right-click and select [Paste]
Right-click and select [Paste Special] > [Texts]
If commands are not displayed on the ribbon of Desktop Editor, see the following to display them.
This operation can also be performed with the tool buttons on the toolbar. If tool buttons are not displayed on the toolbar of Desktop Editor, see the following to display them.
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4.
Move to the position at which you want the text to start and then click the mouse.
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Enter text.
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Click on the Work Window outside the text you inserted to deselect the text.
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To enter a line break, press the [Enter] key on the keyboard.
When the text is too long, it is automatically returned at the edge of the page.
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Changing Text Content
This section describes how to edit the text inserted into a document.
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Click (Select Object) on the ribbon.
(Select Object) on the ribbon.Or, follow one of the steps described below.
Click (Select Text) on the ribbon
(Select Text) on the ribbonClick (Grab Mode) on the ribbon
(Grab Mode) on the ribbonClick (Select Object) on the Details Window
(Select Object) on the Details WindowClick (Select Text) on the Details Window
(Select Text) on the Details WindowClick (Grab Mode) on the Details Window
(Grab Mode) on the Details Window
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If the Details Window is not displayed, see the following.
This operation can also be performed with the tool buttons on the toolbar. If tool buttons are not displayed on the toolbar of Desktop Editor, see the following to display them.
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Click the text to change the content on the Work Window.
The shape of the mouse pointer changes to .
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Change the text.
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NOTE
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To enter a line break, press the [Enter] key on the keyboard.
When the text is too long, it is automatically returned at the edge of the page.
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4.
Click on the Work Window outside the text you edited to deselect the text.
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For details on how to copy text content, see the following.
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