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Creates a multiline text object.
List of Prompts
The following prompts are displayed.
Specify first corner.
Specify opposite corner (page 698) or [Height (page 698)/Justify
(page 698)/Line spacing (page 700)/Rotation (page 701)/Style
(page 701)/Width (page 701)/Columns (page 701)].
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 1509) system variable. Character
height is calculated in drawing units. Changing the height updates the value
stored in TEXTSIZE.
Justify
Determines both text justification and text flow, for new or selected text, in
relation to the text boundary. The current justification is applied to new text.
The text is justified within the specified rectangle based on the justification
setting and one of nine justification points on the rectangle. The justification
point is based on the first point used to specify the rectangle. Text is center-,
left-, or right-justified with respect to the left and right text boundaries. Spaces
entered at the end of a line are included as part of the text and affect the
justification of the line. Text flow controls whether text is aligned from the
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