AutoCAD FAQ

Changing Text

1. How do I import a text style into a new drawing?
   There are a few ways to import text: Method 1 Create the text style in the drawing template or in the current drawing: Creating the text style in the template will load that text style every time a drawing is opened. Use the command STYLE to get the following dialogue box up, where the text s ...
   
   
2. How do I stack text?
   Stacked text is the term used in AutoCAD for fractions, superscripts and tolerances etc. Depending on what kind of stacked text is required it is done differently as outlined below. Common for all stacking types, is that they are only available in Multi Line Text (MTEXT), and not in Single Line ...
   
   
3. Text appears to be faded in Text Formatting
   The most common solution is to change a Windows display setting : Right click on your windows desktop. : Select Properties : Click on the Appearance Tab : Click on the Effects button : Change the option "use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts". Change it to “standard” or ...
   
   
4. Adding symbols to text in AutoCAD.
   There are two main ways of inserting a symbol into text 1. Type a code for the required symbol within the line of text, see the table below (for DTEXT and MTEXT). 2. Use the pull down menu in the text editing window and insert the symbol. This is accessed either via the arrow bu ...