In order to write text in AutoCAD you first need to create your own Text Style.

In Text Style you specify the characteristics of your text which will apply to all the texts you write in your file.

You should have a good number of Text Styles in your drawing in order to cover all the requirements (big fonts for titles, small fonts for remarks, special text style for dimensions, etc.)

Text Style can be shared between files using Design Center.

After you create your text style, you can use several commands to write text in you drawing:

• Single line text (old method).

• Multiline text (new method).

After you finish writing you can edit and spell check the written text.

In order to create Tables with text, you have to create a Table Style.

Then you can insert tables and write text inside them.

Table styles can be shared between files using Design Center.

The first step in writing text in AutoCAD is to create a text style.

Text style is where you define the characteristics of your text.

To issue the command use one of the following ways:

• From the dashboard and using Text panel, click the Text Style button.

  

• From menus select Format/Text Style.

• Type style (or st) in the Command window.

The following dialog box will appear:

As you can see, AutoCAD comes with a default text style called Standard.

This style contains the default settings for...