CT SET TEXT ATTRIBUTES

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CT SET TEXT ATTRIBUTES (area; scope; fontID; fontSize; style; color; justification)

ParameterTypeDescription
areaLongint4D Chart area
scopeLongintScope of the command
-3 = Selected text
-2 = Default
-1 = All
0 = Selected objects
>0 = Object ID
fontIDIntegerFont ID
fontSizeIntegerFont size (in points)
styleIntegerFont style
colorLongintText color
justificationIntegerJustification of the text
0 = left
1 = Center
2 = Right

Description

The CT SET TEXT ATTRIBUTES command sets the font, font size, font style, color, and justification of the text specified by area and scope.

fontID is the ID of the font in your system. You can get the ID number of a font using the CT Font number function.

fontSize is the size in points of the highlighted text or text object(s).

style is a composite number that results from the addition of several style numbers. The following table lists the style numbers:

ValueStyle
0Plain
1Bold
2Italic
4Underline
8Outlined
16Shadowed

color is a long integer that specifies the color of the object. You can specify a value for the color parameter by using the CT Index to color or the CT RGB to color functions.

justification is the justification of the text.

Note: This command should be used to set the attributes of text added to a document using the Text tool or the CT Draw text function. To set the attributes of chart text, such as axis labels, use the commands in the Chart theme.

Example

This example sets the selected text to Times, 14 point, Bold Italic, Green, Centered.

   CT SET TEXT ATTRIBUTES (Area;0;CT Font number ("Times");14;3;CT Index to color (10);1)

See Also

CT GET TEXT ATTRIBUTES, CT SET CHART TEXT ATTRIBUTES.


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