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2. Type a space and press [Ctrl] [Enter].
All other lines break to stay within this width. When you add to or edit the text, Mathcad rewraps the text according to the width set by [Ctrl] [Enter].
To change the width of an existing text region, do the following:
1.Click anywhere in the text region. A selection box encloses the text region.
2.Move the pointer to the middle of the right edge of the text region until it hovers over the “handle” on the selection rectangle. The pointer changes to a doubleheaded arrow. You can now change the size of the text region the same way you change the size of any window — by dragging the mouse.
Tip You can specify that a text region or regions occupy the full page width by selecting them and choosing Properties from the Format menu. Click the Text tab and check “Occupy Page Width.” As you enter more lines of text into a full-width text region, any regions that are below are automatically pushed down in the worksheet.
Text and Paragraph Properties
This section describes how to change various font properties and the alignment and indentation of paragraphs within a text region.
Changing Text Properties
To change the font, size, style, position, or color of a portion of the text within a text region, first select the text. Then choose Text from the Format menu to open the Text Format dialog box or right-click and choose Font from the menu.
Many of the options of the Text Format dialog box are also available via the buttons and drop-down lists on the Formatting toolbar:
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When you first insert text, its properties are determined by the style called “Normal.” See “Text Styles” on page 55 to find out how to create and modify text styles. Any properties that you change for selected text override the style for that paragraph.
Tip If you place the text cursor in text and then change the text properties, any new text you type at that text cursor inherits the new properties.
You can change the following properties of selected text:
•Font
•Font style such as bold and italic
•Font size
•Effects such as subscripts and superscripts
•Color
Font sizes are in points. Remember that if you enlarge the font size, the text region you’re in may grow and overlap nearby regions. Choose Separate Regions from the Format menu if necessary.
Tip You can specify that a text region or regions automatically push down following regions as they grow longer by choosing Properties from the Format menu. Click the “Text” tab and select “Push Regions Down As You Type.”
Tip As a shortcut for creating subscripts and superscripts in text, use the “Subscript” and “Superscript” buttons on the Formatting toolbar. These buttons work in both math and text regions. The subscript button in a math region produces an array subscript, not a literal subscript.
Changing Paragraph Properties
A paragraph in a text region is any stream of characters followed by a hard return, which you create when you type [Enter]. You can assign distinct properties to each paragraph, including alignment, indenting for either the first or all lines in the paragraph, tab stops, and bullets or numbering. You can also select multiple paragraphs or text regions to apply settings to more than one paragraph at a time.
When you type [Shift] [Enter], Mathcad inserts a new line within the current paragraph; it does not create a new paragraph.
To change the properties for a paragraph:
1.Select the paragraph by clicking in it, by drag-selecting it, or by tripleclicking it.
2.Choose Paragraph from the Format menu, or right-click and choose Paragraph from the menu, to open the Paragraph Format dialog box.