At a Glance

This tab is used to set the text attributes of a graphic object:

  • text input,

  • associate a hyperlink,

  • select the character font,

  • select font size,

  • set text alignment,

  • select text style,

  • select text color.

Text attributes setting screen

The screen below is used to set the text attributes of a graphic object.

Description

The table below describes the settings that you may define.

Field

Description

Text

Text of the object. 32635 maximum characters entered on several lines, separated by a carriage return. If the related variable is of the real type, users may define a display format as #XX.XXX# (in this case a 5 figure display with three decimals).

button

Allows access to the dialog box to define the hyperlink. This hyperlink will be associated with the text attribute of the graphic object.

Url

Static display of the hyperlink defined by the button.

Font

Character font. The fonts available for selection are those installed in Windows.

Size

Font size.

Alignment

Text alignment: align left, right or centered in relation to the display area.

Style

Text style: bold, underlined, italics or capitals.

Color

Text color. The colors palette contains 16 predefined colors and provides access to the extended colors parameter screen.