Lock Text angle

Right click Text image\TEXT.gif to access Lock Text Angle.

LOCK TEXT ANGLE changes the text angle to align along a selected straight edge. It resets the default text angle for all text placed in the future until you change the text angle again..

To lock the text angle select Text > Lock Text Angle:

  1. The prompt reads "Select straight edge:". Use the pick box to select a wall to which you want to lock the text angle.

Place some text. It will be at the same angle as the straight edge.

Lock Text Angle Tips

· If you use Lock Text Angle and find that the text is 180 degrees out, lock text angle again, selecting the opposite end of the straight edge.

· To lock along a curve, draw a Perpendicular Line from the point on the curve, then select Lock Text angle on this line.

Text Equivalent: LOCKTEXT