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NOTE
Whether AutoStack is on or off, the pound character is always converted to a
diagonal fraction, and the carat character is always converted to a tolerance
format.
See also:
Overview of Multiline Text
-MTEXT
Creates a multiline text object.
List of Prompts
The following prompts are displayed.
Specify first corner.
Specify
opposite corner (page ?) or [Height (page ?)/Justify
(page ?)/Line spacing (page ?)/Rotation (page ?)/Style
(page ?)/Width (page ?)/Columns (page ?)].
Opposite Corner
As you drag the pointing device to specify the opposite corner, a rectangle is
displayed to show the location and size of the multiline text object. Arrows
within the rectangle indicate the direction of the paragraph's text flow.
Height
Specifies the text height to use for multiline text characters.
 Specify Height.
The Specify Height prompt is displayed only if the current text style is not
annotative.
 Specify Paper Text Height.
The Specify Paper Text Height prompt is displayed only if the current text
style is annotative.
The default height, if nonzero, is the height of the current style; otherwise, it
is the height stored in the TEXTSIZE (page 1463) system variable. Character
height is calculated in drawing units. Changing the height updates the value
stored in TEXTSIZE (page 1463).
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