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ThoRig14-Alexandrite
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June 16, 2020
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How to Change Style Default for a Table?

  • June 16, 2020
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Community,

 

When adding text, for example, to a parts table, after I double-click the cell where I want to enter the text, the Format tab activates, and the Style default is "none" (highlighted in blue).  I want the Style default to be "Default" (see red arrow below).  How can I change the Style default from "none" to "Default"?  Thanks in advance.

 

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Best answer by kdirth

After a bit more trial and error, I found the method.

 

Select the table, then on the Table tab, under Format, select Default Text Style and select the style you want.

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MartinHanak24-Ruby III
24-Ruby III
June 17, 2020
@ThoRig wrote:

Community,

 

When adding text, for example, to a parts table, after I double-click the cell where I want to enter the text, the Format tab activates, and the Style default is "none" (highlighted in blue).  I want the Style default to be "Default" (see red arrow below).  How can I change the Style default from "none" to "Default"?  Thanks in advance.

 

default.png

Hi,

I guess such setting is not possible. Please ask PTC Support.

kdirth
21-Topaz I
kdirth21-Topaz I
21-Topaz I
June 17, 2020

New notes and cells are created with the defaults set by the drawing detail options.  The style menu is there to quickly set the text to something other than the default settings.

 

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The Style menu will change the font to a predetermine format.  This allows you to quickly change the default text settings to a different desired format.  You can manage the Styles by going to the annotate tab / Format menu and select Manage Text Styles.  You can can modify existing styles and create new ones.

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ThoRig14-AlexandriteAuthor
14-Alexandrite
June 17, 2020

I know how to change the style, but there appears to be no relation or link to the red arrow I posted.  No matter how many combinations I try, it will not work.  Setting the config option text height will not work either.  The default text height is 0.15625 (5/32), and I changed it to 0.125.  This works for adding notes to the drawing, as everything will be 0.125.  However, adding text to a created table, it will default to 0.15625 under "none", and then I have to select Default to change it to 0.125.

kdirth
21-Topaz I
kdirth21-Topaz I
21-Topaz I
June 17, 2020

The style box does not show the current style of the cell or note.  It is only use to pick a style to apply to the text.

 

As far as the Table, it appears that the text size in the table will always be the same as the default size was when the table was created.  I don't see a way to change the default text size for the table.

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