Product Documentation
OrCAD Capture Reference Guide
Product Version 17.4-2020, June 2020

Font dialog box

To open this dialog

Click the Change button in the Edit Net Alias dialog box, the Place Net Alias dialog box, the Edit Text dialog box, the Place Text dialog box, or the Display Properties dialog box.

OR

Click in a font box on the Fonts tab of the Design Properties dialog box, the Fonts tab of the Design Template / Design Properties dialog box, or the Miscellaneous tab of the Preferences dialog box.

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Font

Specifies the font for the text.

Be sure to use a monospaced font (for example, Courier) as the default font for the text editor or the source editor. If you use a true-type font, the editor may distort the appearance of the text, making it difficult to read.

Font Style

Specifies the font style for the text.

Size

Specifies the text size.

Sample

Shows a sample of how the text will appear, based upon the font, style and size.

Script

Specifies the script used for the font.

Find dialog box

To open this dialog

Select Edit – Find, or see Find command.

The Find dialog box options depend on the active window.
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Find What

Specify the search string.

Use an asterisk (*) to match any string of characters, and a question mark (?) to match any single character.

Match Case

Specify if the search must match the case of the string.

If this option is not selected, lowercase and uppercase letters will be treated the same in the search.

Scope

Specify the properties to search for.

In the part editor, only Pins and Text is available as the options for scope.

However in project manager or schematic page editor, you can specify any of the following scopes:

  • Parts
  • Nets
  • Title Blocks
  • Off-page Connectors
  • Flat Nets
  • Power/GND
  • Bookmarks
  • Hierarchical Ports
  • Text
  • DRC Markers
  • Parts Pin


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