CHANGETEXT command

The CHANGETEXT command is used to when there are several texts in the drawing which need to be modified, it would be much more tedious and inefficient to modify them one by one. Change text allows users make bulk modifications to several texts. For example, this function can modify the alignment, height, width, position, rotation, style and content of several texts simultaneously. It greatly improves the efficiency of single text and Mtext modifications. You can access it from:

Command Access :

Command : Changetext

Menu: Text>Change Text

For example, in a table or part list created,we can apply change text. After the command is started, a message will be displayed in the command line >

Please select object:

Then select the text to be modified,immediately a prompt message will be displayed>

Height (H) / Justify (J) / Location (L) / Rotation (R) / Style (S) / Text (T) / Undo (U) / Width (W):

Height : Changes the text height. Within this option there are three more: Single (I) / List (L) / New height for all objects:

Single: This changes the text height one by one.

List: This shows the text information such as: Min. and Max. text height and average.

New Height for all objects: This changes the height of the selected text at once.

autocad change text

Justify : Changes the text justification. Within this option there are several more:

Align (A) / Fit (F) / Center (C) / Left (L) / Middle (M) / Right (R) / TL / TC / ML / MC / MR / BL / BC / BR:

Align: This aligns text according to a specific point.

Fit: Adjust the length of a single text by specifying two points.

Center: Justify the context at the center of the frame area text.

Left: Justify the context at the left of the frame area text.

Middle: Justify the context at the middle of the frame area text.

Right: Justify the context at the right of the frame area text.

TL: Justify the context at the top left of the frame area text.

TC: Justify the context at the top center of the frame area text.

ML: Justify the context at the middle left of the frame area text.

MC: Justify the context at the middle center of the frame area text.

MR: Justify the context at the middle right of the frame area text.

BL: Justify the context at the bottom left of the frame area text.

BC: Justify the context at the bottom center of the frame area text.

BR: Justify the context at the bottom right of the frame area text.

Location : Changes the text location by selecting and moving the text frame base point.

autocad change text location

Rotation : Changes the text rotation according to the input value.

autocad change text rotation

Style : Changes the text style by typing the style name in the command line.

autocad change style

Text : Find and replace text. Within this option there are three more: Single (I) / Re-enter (R) / Global (G):

Single : If you select one or more texts, this will match and change any context within the text selected in sequence (one by one).

autocad change single text

Re-enter : This retypes a new content by typing it in the command line and then replaces it.

autocad re-center text

Global :If you select one or more text, this will match and change any context within a text group selected at once.

autocad change text global

Undo : like CTRL+Z, this will undo an operation after selecting any other.

autocad change text

Width :Changes the frame area text by entering a new width factor value.

autocad change text width

CHANGETEXT command

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