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Existing paragraph text on a legend can be editing by:

 

•selecting Edit > Paragraph Text

•clicking on the paragraph on the legend

 

After performing one of the above tasks, the Paragraph Text form will be displayed. At the bottom of this form there are buttons to move to the first, previous, next, and last paragraph or to add and delete paragraphs.

 

(The appearance of the form will differ slightly depending on if it is WinLoG or WinLoG RT)

 

The following information can be edited on this form:

 

Text: This is the text for the paragraph. There is no limit to the length of the text. The Rich Text toolbar at the top of the form is used to format the text. This toolbar is described below.

 

Left: This is the position of the left border of the paragraph in inches or millimeters from the left side of the page. If the Paragraph button on the toolbar is used to create the paragraph, this position will be filled in by the program.

 

Right: This is the position of the right border of the paragraph in inches or millimeters from the left side of the page. If the Paragraph button on the toolbar is used to create the paragraph, this position will be filled in by the program.

 

Top: This is the position of the top border of the paragraph in inches or millimeters from the top of the page. If the Paragraph button on the toolbar is used to create the paragraph, this position will be filled in by the program.

 

Bottom: This is the position of the bottom border of the paragraph in inches or millimeters from the top of the page. If the Paragraph button on the toolbar is used to create the paragraph, this position will be filled in by the program.

 

Page: This is the page to display the paragraph text. If the log contains only one page, this field will not appear.

 

Background Color: This is the background color of the paragraph text box. When the Background Color button is pressed, the Color form is displayed. Using this form, a basic color can be selected or a custom color can be specified.

 

Frame: Select yes to display a frame around the paragraph text.

 

Frame Width: This is the line width of the frame around the paragraph text. If no frame is selected above, this field will not be displayed.

 

Frame Color: This is the color of the frame to display around the paragraph text. When the Frame Color button is pressed, the Color form is displayed. Using this form, a basic color can be selected or a custom color can be specified. If no frame is selected above, this field will not be displayed.

 

At the top of the Paragraph Text form is the Rich Text toolbar, this toolbar can be used to modify the font characteristics of the text. Before selecting a speed button, the text to be modified should be selected with the mouse.

 

The speed buttons of the toolbar perform the following functions:

 

•The Font Typeface box is used to select the name of the font to use for the selected text.

•The Font Size box is used to set the size of the font for the selected text.

•The Font Color box is used to select the color of the font for the selected text.

•The Bold button is used to toggle the bold attribute of the selected text on and off.

•The Italics button is used to toggle the italic attribute of the selected text on and off.

•The Underline button is used to toggle the underline attribute of the selected text on and off.

•The Superscript button is used to toggle the superscript attribute of the selected text on and off.

•The Subscript button is used to toggle the subscript attribute of the selected text on and off.

•The Left Justify button will left justify the selected text.

•The Center Justify button will center justify the selected text.

•The Right Justify button will right justify the selected text.

•The Select All button will select all of the text in the memo field.

•The Cut button will remove the selected text and place it in the clipboard.

•The Copy button will copy the selected text to the clipboard.

•The Paste button will paste the text in the clipboard, at the current position of the cursor in the memo field.

•The Find button will find the specified text in the memo field.

•The Replace button will replace the specified text in the memo field.

•The Symbol button will display the Symbol form. This form is used to place a symbol at the current cursor position in the memo field. To select a symbol use the Font box to select the font containing the symbol and then select the desired symbol. After the desired symbol has been selected, press the Ok button to insert it into the memo field.

•The Spell Check button will display the Spell Checker form and will check the spelling in the memo field.