
• You can also display this dialog box by clicking the icon.
2. Input the text you want.
• You can input up to 255 characters.
• Clicking the [Library...] button opens a [Text Library] dialog box from which you can select preset text strings. See ”Saving Text to a Library” on page
E-18 for details on how to input preset text strings into the text library.
3. Select the style you want from among those listed for the selected group.
• Click on the arrows on the right side of the style box and then click a style name to select it.
• The style you select is applied to the character in the style image box.
• With [Shadow], [Raised], and [Gradation], a submenu also appears so you can select from among a number of different variations.
[Standard]
Displays text using the selected foreground pattern.
[Outline]
Displays text using the selected foreground pattern, with the outline of each character defined by a line.
[Shadow]
Displays text using the selected foreground pattern for the foreground, and the selected background pattern for the shadow.
[Raised]
Displays text using the selected foreground pattern for the foreground, and the selected background pattern for the raised background.
[Gradation]
Displays text using a gradation effect that goes from light to dark.
Notes
• See ”Selecting Patterns” on page E-23 for details on the foreground and background patterns.
• You can also select a style by using the style image box’s scroll bar to scroll through available images.
4. Select the layout you want from among those listed for the selected group.
• Click on the arrows on the right side of the layout box and then click a layout name to select it.
• The layout you select is applied to the character in the layout image box.
• With [Arch], [Wave], [Squeeze], [Balloon], and [Perspective], a submenu also appears so you can select from among a number of different
variations.
• You can also select a style by using the style image box’s scroll bar to scroll through available images.
5. Click a radio button to select one of the following text alignment options: [Auto], [Left], [Right], [Center], and [Equal Space].
• The text alignment specification is available only when [Straight] is selected for the layout.
Auto Left
Right Center
Equal Space
6. Click a radio button to specify the orientation of the text.
• [Vertical] orients the text so it reads from top to bottom, while [Horizontal] orients text to it reads left to right.
7. Use the checkbox to turn [Make Background Transparent] on (checked) or off (unchecked).
• Checking the [Make Background Transparent] checkbox lets you see the contents of fields that are behind the field whose background it
transparent.
8. Check the [Merge Printing] checkbox if you want to specify merge printing. Leave this box unchecked if you do not want to perform merge printing,
and jump to step 10 of this procedure.
• Merge printing automatically inserts text into merge fields. See ”Merge Printing” on page E-27 for details.
• Checking the [Merge Printing] checkbox activates the field name text box for input of the merge field name.
9. Select the merge field name.
• See ”Merge Printing” on page E-27 for full details on using merge fields.
10. After checking to make sure that all the settings are as you want, click [OK] to insert the text field into your layout.
• Text field can be moved and re-sized with the mouse.
Changing Font Settings
1. Select the text field whose font settings you want to change by clicking it.
2. On the [Settings] menu, click [Font].
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