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copy text and symbols

copy text and symbols

copy text and symbols

(OP)
1.I got text field (A icon) - draft file. I tried to paste diameter symbol from Word or code it with SE symbols %DI -
Doesn't work. (In Autocad %%c  always works).
2.I can't copy- paste text from field to field and to other apliccations. UGS - do something. It's horrible.

RE: copy text and symbols

Are you in a draft file?

if so then...
- pick character map button from text flyout
- The arial character set contains a diameter symbol you can paste to clipboard
- close character map dialog
- pick text button, pick location point and ctrl-v (paste)
- your diameter symbol should appear.  If its not the size you want then select text, Edit menu, properties, paragraph tab and font size.

Jef

RE: copy text and symbols

(OP)
Now I see I can copy only 'Central Europe' characters (no diameter of course). When I choose Symbol(font) selection Unicode is inactive...
(SE18 -Polish version)

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