Alphabetical list of commands

Multiline

Multiline Text

Multiple

Multiline Text

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Keyboard: MTEXT, or -MTEXT (command line version)

Alias: T, MT, MULTILINETEXT, PARAGRAPH

Creates multiline text entities.

Select the first corner for the block of text.
Select the opposite corner.

Result.

Multiline Text: First corner for block of text: Select the first corner of the text area.

Justification/Rotation/Style/Height/Width<Opposite corner for block of text>: Specify the second corner to define the area where you want the paragraph text to appear. To change the alignment, choose Justification. To change the angle of the text block, choose Rotation. To change the text style, choose Style. To change the height of the text, choose Height. To change the width of the text, choose Width.

NOTE You can also choose these settings later for the resulting multiline text entity using the Properties pane.

To place a paragraph of text

Multiline Text: First corner for block of text: Select the first corner of the text area.

Justification/Rotation/Style/Height/Width<Opposite corner for block of text>: Select the second corner of the text area.

Type the text you want in the editor. When finished, click Close Editor.

TEXT EDITOR OPTIONS

	Text Style	Select a text style.
	Text Height	Select or type the text font height, which is measured in the linear units of the drawing defined with the Drawing Units tab on the Drawing Settings dialog box.
	Annotative	Click to check text to annotative.
	Bold and Italics	Click to bold and/or italicize text.
	Underline and Overline	Click to underline and/or overline text.
	Uppercase and Lowercase	Click to make text uppercase or lowercase.
	Text Font	Select the text font.
	Strikethrough	Click to strikethrough text.
	Superscript	Click to change text to superscript.
	Subscript	Click to change text to subscript.
	Text Color	Select BYBLOCK, BYLAYER, the color of your choice, or choose Select Color to select from additional colors in the Color dialog box.
	Background Mask	Click to set the background settings for text in the Background Settings dialog box.
	Oblique Angle	Select or type the angle of text characters. An angle of 0.0 has no affect on the characters. A positive angle slants characters to the right; a negative angle slants characters to the left.
	Tracking	Select or type the factor representing the spacing between characters. A factor of 1.0 has no affect on the characters. A factor less than 1.0 reduces the space between characters; a factor greater than 1.0 increases the spacing between characters.
	Width Factor	Select or type the font width factor. A factor of 1.0 has no affect on the font. A factor less than 1.0 reduces the font width; a factor greater than 1.0 increases the font width.
	Clear Formatting	Choose whether to remove character formatting from selected characters, paragraph formatting or all formatting from a selected paragraph.
	Combine Paragraphs	Click to combine selected paragraphs into a single paragraph.
	Justification	Select the text box justification.
	List	Select the type of list for the text. You can also specify to continue or restart numbered lists.
	Line Spacing	Select the spacing between lines.
	Default, Left, Center	Click to set the paragraph justification to default, left, or center.
	Right, Justify, Distribute	Click to set the paragraph justification to right, justify, or distribute.
	Paragraph	Click to specify tab, indent, alignment, and line spacing settings in the Paragraph dialog box.
	Undo and Redo	Click to redo or undo the previous action.
	Symbol	Click to insert a symbol character where the cursor is located in the text editor.
	Insert Field	Click to insert a field where the cursor is located in the text editor. The Field dialog box displays.
	Columns	Click to specify columns for the text, and options for the columns. See Multiline Text Columns.
	Find and Replace	Click to find and replace text in the text editor.
	Import Text	Click to select a file that contains text to import.
	AutoCAPS	Click to turn on or off capitalizing text automatically as you type.
	Ruler	Click to show or hide the ruler in the text editor.
	Check Spelling	Click to check text for spelling automatically. Incorrectly spelled words display with a dashed red underline; right-click to choose a correctly spelled word.
	Stacked Text	Click to stack or unstack selected text, for example, fractions can display as stacked text.
	More	Click to display a menu of additional options, including the character set, settings for the text editor, and help.
	Close Editor	Accepts your changes and closes the editor.

NOTE Right-click the text window to access additional text options, including Select All, Cut, Copy, Paste, and Paste Special.

NOTE There are two multiline text editors. To switch to the dialog box version of the multiline text editor, set the MTEXTED system variable to "oldeditor".

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