Use Change Text Alignment to change the alignment of the selected text or attribute item. The alignment is where the origin of the text item is defined as. i.e top left, bottom right etc.
If you wish to alter the alignment of multiple text items, select them all and use Properties option.
Shortcuts
Default Keys: None
Default Menu: None
Command: Change Text Alignment
Locating this option
Available from: Context menu > Change Text Alignment option
How To Change The Text Alignment
Use the following procedure to simply change a text item’s alignment using Change Text Alignment.
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First exit any mode you are in to get back into Select Mode or Edit Mode.
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Select a text item or attribute and right click the mouse to use the Change Text Alignment option from the shortcut menu.
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The following dialog will appear:
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The current alignment of the text will be shown. Choose one of the alignment buttons to change to, a description of the chosen alignment is shown to the right of the alignment button grid.
If you are changing multi line text, the alignment refers to the first line of the text, so for example ‘bottom left’ means the origin of the text item is the lower left point of the first line.
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Press OK to use the chosen text alignment for the selected item. The text will be moved so that the new alignment point is at the same coordinate as the previous alignment point.