Command Description
The Explode Text command enables you to explode any text item into linework. This allows for better presentation and export for some 3rd party packages.
- Click in the Select Text selection field and then in a graphic view select the data you want to explode. Click Options button for additional selection options.
- Delete original text – If checked this will delete the source text after exploding.
- Change text layer – If checked this will place the linework onto a new layer.
- Change text colour – If checked this will change the colour of the linework.
- Select stroke font – If checked you can choose a font style to use when creating the linework.
- Change text height – If checked this will change the height of the linework.
- Change text weight – If checked this will change the line weight.
- Do either of the following:
- Click Apply to explode the text and keep the Explode Text command pane open.
- Click Close to end and close the Explode Text command pane.