Importing Text
Use this dialog to import text into Scantron DesignExpert shapes while retaining its existing formats. Access this dialog by selecting a text box, the selecting Text > Import Text.
You can import text formatted with specific formats directly into Scantron DesignExpert text boxes. This enables you use existing, formatted text in DesignExpert forms or create text in a word processor (saved as Rich Text Format (RTF)).
NOTES:
- Only RTF files preserve prior style formatting.
- Any colors used in the text must at least roughly match the colors available in Scantron DesignExpert.
What file formats can be imported?
Import Text can import the following file formats:
|
File Type |
Extension |
|---|---|
|
Rich Text Format |
RTF |
|
ASCII text |
TXT |
What word processor text formats can I use?
The following table shows the individual font styles in a Microsoft Word document, saved as a Rich Text Format (.rtf) file, then imported into Scantron DesignExpert.
|
MS Word Text |
Saved to RTF |
Imported into DesignExpert |
|---|---|---|
|
Font Changes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Point Sizes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Styles (Bold, Italic, Underline and combinations) |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Hanging Indent |
No |
No |
|
Left Alignment |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Center Alignment |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Right Alignment |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Justified |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Automatic Color |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Red |
Yes |
Yes 1 |
|
Blue |
Yes |
Yes 1 |
|
Green |
Yes |
Yes 1 |
|
Shaded Text (Gray, Yellow, Green and Pink) |
No |
No |
|
Strikethrough |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Double Strikethrough |
No |
No |
|
Superscript |
Yes |
No |
|
Subscript |
Yes |
No |
|
Shadow |
No |
No |
|
Outline |
No |
No |
|
Emboss |
No - white text |
No - white text |
|
Engrave |
No - white text |
No - white text |
|
Small Caps |
No |
No |
|
All Caps |
Yes |
Yes |
|
200% Scaling |
No |
No |
|
Expanded 5 Points |
No |
No |
|
Condensed 1 Point |
No |
No |
|
Sparkle Text |
No |
No |
|
Bullet |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Number |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Single Paragraph Spacing |
Yes |
Yes |
|
12 Point Paragraph Spacing |
Yes |
No |
|
1.5 Line Spacing |
Yes |
No |
|
Double Line Spacing |
Yes |
No |
|
Exactly 18 Point Line Spacing |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Insert Graphic |
Yes |
No 2 |
|
Table |
No |
No |
|
Left Tab at .5 Inch |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Left Tab at 3.0 Inch |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Right Tab at 5.5 Inch |
No |
Yes |
|
Decimal Tab |
No |
Yes |
|
1 Scantron DesignExpert software does display each line in the red, blue, and green colors, but the colors are not added to Document Colors or to the Color Palette. 2 Scantron DesignExpert software displays the message: "This text file is too large to import." |
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How do I…
…import text into a text box?
- Select a text box.
- Select Text > Import Text.
- Select a text file.
In Scantron
DesignExpert you can import the following two formats.
- ASCII (.txt) – unformatted text
- RTF (.rtf) – formatted text
