"Small Font" in LabVIEW 2013/2012 Icon Editor

Dear All:
I have encountered a strange thing recently while using icon editor in LabVIEW 2012 and 2013. I am accustomed to using "Small Font" when editting VI's icon in the Icon editor(LabVIEW 8.0,8.2,8.6,2011), but i found this font in LabVIEW 2012/2013 is different from the one in LabVIEW2011(or 8.6..), the details are as attached images. My question is how can I do to use "Small Font" as I did in LabVIEW 2011, and how to remove the color layers while editting text. any help will be great appreciated. Thanks very much. Hope your reply……
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xyl4804 wrote:
My confusion is that the "Small Font" in My LabVIEW 2012/2013 is annoying. I want a Small Font in LabVIEW 2012 like the Appearance in LabVIEW 2011(as attached images)
Then do the settings, choose right FONT (Small) and Font size (8 or 9)...!! By doing any changes in the settings, it will not modify any existing text..!!
But after making the changes in the Font setting, next time when you'll try to write any text, either on any of the four lines or by using the text tool, you'll see the text with changed font settings.
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