Beginning AutoCAD 2006
Placing emphasis on learning by doing, this step-by-step guide provides a detailed exploration of AutoCAD functions required at each stage of producing a 2D drawing.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Beginning AutoCAD 2006
Editing existing screen text
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Hopefully text which has been entered on a drawing is correct, but there may be spelling mistakes and/or alterations to existing text may be required. Text can be edited as it is being entered from the keyboard if the user notices the mistake.
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Screen text which needs to be edited requires a command.
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From the menu bar select Modify-Object-Text-Edit and:
prompt
Select an annotation object or [Undo]
respond
pick the TEXT EXRECISE item
and
selected item is boxed and highlighted
respond
either
a retype the highlighted phrase correctly then
or
b
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left-click at right of the text item
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backspace to remove error
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retype correctly
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or
c
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move cursor to TEXT EXRECISE and left-click
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backspace to give TEXT EXCISE
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move cursor to TEXT EXECISE and left-click
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enter ER to give TEXT EXERCISE
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The text item will now be displayed correctly.
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Note: You could always erase the text item and enter it correctly?
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AutoCAD has a built-in spell checker which 'uses' a dictionary to check the spelling.
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This dictionary can be changed to suit different languages and must be 'loaded' before it can be used.
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We will use a British English dictionary
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From the menu bar select Tools-Spelling and:
prompt
Select object
respond
pick AutoCAD is a draughting package then right-click
prompt
Check Spelling dialogue box
with
a named current dictionary
respond
pick Change Dictionaries
prompt
Change Dictionaries dialogue box
respond
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scroll at Main dictionary
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pick British English (ise Figure...
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