Adding text to a database
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Command |
Path |
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Add Text to Database |
Text |
Text objects can be added from the drawing to a selected database. This is convenient for retrieving text from older, converted files for use with the Notes Manager or when adding frequently-used text to a database for easy future insertion as an annotation.
To add drawing text to a database:
Select the command.
The Add Text to Database dialog box opens. Specify which text objects to select and indicate in which databases to search for duplicated text.
Click to show/hide the parameters.Click to show/hide the parameters.
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Parameter |
Description |
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Add Text Meeting These Criteria |
Specifies the criteria for selecting text objects to be added to a database |
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Selected Text Only |
Adds only selected text to the database; when deselected, adds text from all text objects in the file |
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Layers/Classes |
Adds only text from the specified layers and/or classes to the database; when deselected, adds text from text objects in all layers or classes in the file |
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Exclude Text Already in One of These Databases |
Lists the databases in which to search for duplicated text; the text search is case sensitive and the match must be exact. If duplicated text is found, it is not added to the database. |
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Add |
Adds a database to the text search database list |
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Change |
Allows changes to a selected database’s location |
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Remove |
Removes a database from the text search database list |
Click OK. If any of the text is not found in the text search database(s), the Notes Manager: Add Text to Database dialog box opens.
The left side of the dialog box is the same as the general Notes Manager; see Managing database notes. The right side of the dialog box displays the list of text available to add.
From the Text to Add list, select a note. The current text of the note in the drawing displays in the Note Text field on the right side of the dialog box.
Do one of the following:
Select a current database entry and click < Update to replace the database text with the note text from the drawing.
Select a database section and click < Add to add the drawing note text as a new database entry in the section.
