How to select Text whose Font ID is greater than 999


	Applies To

	Product(s):	MicroStation
	Version(s):	08.01.02.15
	Environment:	N\A
	Area:	Selection
	Subarea:	General
	Original Author:	Bentley Technical Support Group

Problem

How to select Text whose Font ID is greater than 999. This is given that the Font form field will only accept an entry of 3 characters of less

Solution

Open Edit>Select By Attributes (this is important for the keyin to be recognized) Use keyin: selectby textfont <(><<)>value>

You can use this keyin to select all text in a file that contains a true type font (1135 being the font number in this example):

MDL SILENTLOAD SELECTBY;selectby type text;selectby type textnode;selectby textfont 1135;selectby textnodefont 1135;selectbyexecute

How to select Text whose Font ID is greater than 999

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