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Correct answer LMB 88

I use this text box feature constantly to add work order numbers to drawings.   This UI update disaster was making everything difficult.

 

But I found the old TEXT BOX tool!  

At the bottom of the vertical quick tool bar, click the 3 dots and then click CUSTOMIZE.

Expand the COMMENT section and scroll down to the ADD TEXT COMMENT icon. 

Highlight it and then click the  left arrow icon to add it to your quick toolbar.

Then when used, it opens up the old options to change font size, bold...

Then you can modify the box properties by clicking on the box itself. 

 

It shouldn't have to be this hard to find!!

 

 

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Peggy36457564sm53
Participant
April 1, 2024

This new UI is a disaster..........please bring back old one.........ain't broke; don't fix it

 

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    LMB 88Correct answer
    Participant
    August 28, 2023

    I use this text box feature constantly to add work order numbers to drawings.   This UI update disaster was making everything difficult.

     

    But I found the old TEXT BOX tool!  

    At the bottom of the vertical quick tool bar, click the 3 dots and then click CUSTOMIZE.

    Expand the COMMENT section and scroll down to the ADD TEXT COMMENT icon. 

    Highlight it and then click the  left arrow icon to add it to your quick toolbar.

    Then when used, it opens up the old options to change font size, bold...

    Then you can modify the box properties by clicking on the box itself. 

     

    It shouldn't have to be this hard to find!!

     

     

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      Edmund26970689g1os
      Participant
      October 19, 2023

      THANK YOU THANK YOU!  I did this but for me the text box functionality only returned after I "Disable new Acrobat" which I happily did also, not realizing that was an option also. 

        slovill
        slovill
        Inspiring
        August 25, 2023

        Press [CTRL] + [E] on a PC or (probably) [CMD] + [E] on a mac to open a tempory tool bar for text box properties. It defaults to main text box properties for changing border/fill and more. Clicking the 'more' button on the yemporary toolbar opens the regular text properties dialogue box with a few more options. At the bottom of the dialogue box is a tick box to make the current properties the default properties. When the text box is in text entry mode the temporary toolbar will change to text properties (color/font/size/bold etc.).

          Coorlas Architecture
          Coorlas ArchitectureAuthor
          Known Participant
          August 25, 2023

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