Alignment:

Select the desired orientation of the text from the drop-down list. The alignment defines where the insertion point relative to the text is located. This setting is only available for main properties and affects all of the properties of a block (i.e. main property and docked properties).

1: Upper left 2: Middle left 3: Basis left 4: Lower left		9: Upper right 10: Middle right 11: Basis right 12: Lower right
	5: Upper center 6: Middle center 7: Basis center 8: Lower center

Angle:

This setting is only available for main properties and affects all of the properties of a block (i.e. main property and docked properties).

Row spacing:

Enter the vertical distance between text lines in this field, meaning, the distance from the lower edge of a text line to the next lower text line edge. The row spacing will depend on the font chosen. Select an entry from the drop-down list or enter a value manually. Value "1" corresponds to single line spacing, value "2" to double spacing, etc. Single spacing is 1.9 times the font size (height of the upper-case letter "M").

Language:

With this drop-down list you determine in which language the respective property text is to be displayed.

• All displayed languages (arrange vertically): The translated text is shown in all languages that you have selected in the project-specific translation settings in the Displayed languages field (File > Settings > Projects > "Project name" > Translation > General). The translated texts are arranged vertically in the project pages.
• All displayed languages (arrange horizontally): The translated text is shown in all languages that you have selected in the project-specific translation settings in the Displayed languages field (File > Settings > Projects > "Project name" > Translation > General). The translated texts are arranged horizontally in the project pages.

  Note:

  If you have selected an alignment box under the Border hierarchy level, then this setting has priority. This can lead to the situation that no optical difference can be seen between the All displayed languages (arrange horizontally) and All displayed languages (arrange vertically) settings.

• One language (variable): The translated text is shown in the language that you have selected in the project-specific translation settings (File > Settings > Projects > "Project name" > Translation > General).
• Language-neutral: This setting can be used for texts that are entered language-neutral (for example, as numeric values) and are not be translated. If such a text is translated accidentally, an empty entry is shown or the text for a missing translation (if this option is activated in the translation settings).
• <Language>: The translated text is displayed in the language selected here, regardless of which source language is selected for the project.

Paragraph spacing:

Enter the vertical distance between two docked properties that are part of the same common display group here. Select a value from the drop-down list or manually enter a decimal value.

Size from project setting:

If this check box is selected, the size of the text box is taken from the project-specific setting of the same name (File > Settings > Projects > "Project name" > Graphical editing > General).

If the check box is not selected, the size of the border is based on the text.

Activate leader line:

If this check box is selected, a leader line is drawn from the text to the associated function.

Note that when you move property texts by using the Move command, the leader lines are also moved (command path: Tab Home > Command group Text > Move).

Text width fixed:

If this check box is selected, the text is adjusted to the width of the border. This means that the text does not extend beyond the width of the border. If the text is too long, it is extended downwards (or upwards, depending on the alignment of the border), and the line breaks are placed between words. If a word is longer than the border width, it will be split in the middle.

Text height fixed:

If this check box is selected, the text is adjusted to the height of the border. This means that the text does not extend beyond the height of the border. If the text is too long, the lines are extended to the right (or to the left, depending on the alignment of the border). User defined line breaks are replaced with spaces. All spaces before the line break are deleted and spaces after the line break are retained.

Remove breaks:

If this check box is selected then user-defined line-breaks are replaced with spaces. All spaces before the line break are deleted and spaces after the line break are retained.

Never hyphenate words:

If this check box is selected then words which are longer than the border width / height are not hyphenated but protrude outside the border.

Text fitting permitted:

If this check box is activated, automatic fitting into the alignment box is permitted for this text. Prerequisite is that, in addition to the alignment box, the two settings Text width fixed and Text height fixed must be active. The fitting of texts takes place via the command Fit texts in alignment boxes. Concerning placeholder texts in forms, the fitting is automatically done when generating reports.

Displayed measuring unit:

The default setting for this property is "Unchanged". With this setting, the property is displayed exactly as it has been entered in the particular field. The other settings under the Value / unit hierarchy level are then grayed out.

To select a different displayed measuring unit, click in the Assignment column, and then on [...]. An alphabetical list of physical dimensions (such as "Pressure", "Length", "Frame", etc.), is opened in a hierarchical tree structure. Click the character to open the required hierarchy level of a specific dimension (such as "Power"). Double-click in the hierarchy level underneath to select one of the listed units (e.g. "mW"). The other display properties under the Value / unit hierarchy level will then be validated. All the units listed for a dimension are designated a "unit of measurement group" here.

The base units are highlighted in the list by appearing in bold type. The dimensions and units displayed here are managed internally by EPLAN, and you are not able to adapt or extend them. With certain dimensions ("Length", "Frame"), you can also apply the displayed measuring unit from the project or user settings.

Decimal places, variable:

Activate this check box if the number of decimal places is not to be filled with zeroes. However, rounding is always carried out to the number specified in the Decimal places field.

Zero as blank:

Only available for properties with numerical values. If this check box is activated, value "0" is replaced with a blank.

Such a setting can be useful, for example for the property arrangements or for placeholder texts, if these are used in tables in which zero is not supposed to be displayed. This is for example relevant in the pre-planning for the graphical display of automation schemes or for the output of function lists for the Building Automation.

Docking:

This drop-down list serves to set up the default for the docking behavior of the subproperty of a main property. This setting is applied to all properties of a block (main + docked properties). The icon next to the main property displays the docking default selected.

Icon	Docking	Meaning
	Bottom	If possible, the subproperties dock underneath the main property.
	Top	If possible, the subproperties dock above the main property.
	Right	If possible, the subproperties dock to the right of the main property.
	Left	If possible, the subproperties dock to the left of the main property.

Centered:

You use this drop-down list to specify on a main property whether the block (main property + docked properties) should be centered. The block is centered relative to the base point specified for the main property. In doing so, only visible property texts are taken into consideration; empty and hidden texts are ignored. Paragraph spacing is also taken into consideration when centering; only the paragraph spacing after the last property text is ignored.

• No centering: The block of the property texts is not centered.
• All property texts: The whole block of property texts is centered. That is, the center of the block is on the base point.
• First property text Only the first visible property text is centered. The others are attached to that one. The center of the first property text is on the base point.
• First two property texts: The first two visible property texts are centered. The others are attached to them. The center of the first two property texts is on the base point.
• First three property texts: The first three visible property texts are centered. The others are attached to them. The center of the first three property texts is on the base point.

Base point:

In this field you define the base point for the coordinates of a placed main property (and the auxiliary properties docked to this). The insertion point of the component or object is set as the default value. In the case of black boxes, PLC boxes, cable definition lines etc., you can also use the drop-down list to select between all element points of the relevant object, and central alignment is also possible.

The base point for the coordinates of a placed connection point property is the connection point itself.

When editing the connecting points of symbols in the symbol editor, this setting is not available.

X coordinate / Y coordinate:

The coordinate specification in these fields moves the position of a placed main property relative to the base point selected above.

If you have activated one (or both) of the settings X coordinate automatic (path) or Y coordinate automatic (path), the entries in the fields X coordinate and Y coordinate always reference the base point that has already been moved by the automatic coordinate.

X coordinate automatic (path) / Y coordinate automatic (path):

Using the Y coordinate automatic (path) setting, the placed properties of a component can be displayed path-wise below the drawing. If the check box is activated, only the X coordinate of the base point is still taken into consideration when placing the property text, while the Y coordinate is specified automatically. The value of the Y coordinate (in relation to the point of origin of the page) is determined in the Property arrangement: Y coordinate automatic (path) (ID 12062) property. This property can be specified both at a plot frame and on a page. If a value is entered at the page for the property, this overwrites the setting at the plot frame.

Using the X coordinate automatic (path) setting, the placed properties of a component can be displayed line-wise next to the drawing. This is for example of interest for projects to the NFPA standard. If the check box is activated, only the Y coordinate of the base point is still taken into consideration when placing the property text, while the X coordinate is specified automatically. The value of the X coordinate (in relation to the point of origin of the page) is determined in the Property arrangement: X coordinate automatic (path) (ID 12063) property. This property can be specified both at a plot frame and on a page. If a value is entered at the page for the property, this overwrites the setting at the plot frame.