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3 Click one of the options on the menu, or click Other to display the
Character Map dialog box.
To access the Character Map dialog box, you must have charmap.exe
installed. See Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Help for information about adding
programs to your system.
4 In the Character Map dialog box, select a font.
5 Select a character, and use one of the following methods:
■ To insert a single character, drag the selected character into the editor.
■ To insert multiple characters, click Select to add each character to the
Characters to Copy box. When you have all the characters you want,
click Copy. Right-click in the editor. Click Paste.
6 To save your changes and exit the editor, use one of the following
methods:
■ On the MTEXT ribbon contextual tab, in the Close panel, click Close
Text Editor.
■ Click in the drawing outside the editor.
■ Press CTRL+ENTER.
To add an opaque background or fill to a multiline text object
1 If the ribbon is active, double-click a multiline text object to open the
MTEXT ribbon contextual tab. If the ribbon is not active, the In-Place
Text Editor is displayed.
2 On the ribbon contextual tab, click Background Mask. In the editor,
right-click. Click Background Mask.
3 In the Background Mask dialog box, select Use Background Mask.
4 Enter a value for Border Offset Factor.
The value is based on the text height. A factor of 1.0 exactly fits the
multiline text object. A factor of 1.5 (the default) extends the background
by 0.5 times the text height.
5 Under Fill Color, do one of the following:
■ Select the Use Drawing Background Color option.
■ Select a color for the background, or click Select Color to open the
Select Color dialog box.
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