Text tab

The Text tab in the Clock Designer’s advanced section, lets you change the text format and appearance of the model clock on the left

When you select an item from the tick box list on the left of the Text tab, the corresponding text item on the model clock will flash for a short period of time. Show or hide each text item on the clock by placing or removing the tick in the relevant box.

When you select a text item and it is visible, you can change the formatting by selecting a format type from the Format drop down list on the right side of the tab. The Location Field is an exception, it’s format cannot be changed.

Depending on what format you choose, you will get a different result on the model clock. The Custom Format gives you the greatest flexibility. In the Format text field, combine one or more custom format specifiers from the following list to construct a formatting pattern that yields the output you prefer:
Example

d or %d Day of month
dd Day of month with leading zero
ddd Abbreviated name of the day
dddd Full name of the day
g or %g Era (A.D. for example) for the specified Date
h Hour in 12 hour format
hh Hour in 12 hour format with leading zero
H Hour in 24 hour format
HH Hour in 24 hour format with leading zero
m or %m Minute
mm Minute with leading zero
M or %M Month as a number between 1 and 12
MM Month as a number with leading zero
MMM Abbreviated name of the month
MMMM Full name of the month
s or %s Seconds
ss Seconds with leading zero
t or %t First character of the A.M./P.M. designator
tt Full A.M./P.M. designator
y or %y Year as a maximum two-digit number
yy Year as a two-digit number with a leading zero
yyyy Year including the century
: Time separator
/ Date separator
“ Quoted string
‘ Quoted string

Example:

Enter this text in the Format box:

MMM dd

This will yield a result similar to this:

June 28

Font Size

Lets you change the font size of the selected text item in % of the clock’s height.

To change the font color refer to Colors


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