Converting between text types

You can convert from one type of text to another for better map visualisation:

• Point Text to Box Text: Use the Convert to Box Text command (Edit > Text > Convert)
  
• Box Text to Label Text or Point Text: Use the Convert to Label Text or Convert to Point Text commands.

Select these commands from the ribbon or from the Map Window local menus:

When Box Text is converted to Point Text, its height is set in points to the nearest point size. This allows it to retain its appearance at the current dataset scale.

Sometimes there may not be a suitable point height to use at the current dataset scale.

For example the Box Text may be bigger than Point Text with the largest point height. In this case, the point height will be a sensible minimum (10 points) or the absolute maximum (1638 points).

When Point Text is converted to Box Text, its height is set (in metres) so that it retains its same appearance in relation to the surrounding graphics on the map base.

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