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Text Style
Most characteristics of the text are controlled by the text style, which sets the
default font and other options, such as line spacing, justification, and color.
You can use the current text style or select a new one. The STANDARD text
style is the default.
Within the multiline text object, you can override the current text style by
applying formatting such as underlining, boldface, and different fonts to
individual characters. You can also create stacked text, such as fractions or
geometric tolerances and insert special characters, including Unicode
characters, for TrueType fonts.
NOTE Not all SHX and TrueType text fonts support Unicode characters.
Text Properties
In the Properties palette, you can view and change the object properties of a
multiline text object, including properties that apply specifically to text.
■ Justification determines where text is inserted with respect to the bounding
box and sets the direction of text flow as text is entered.
■ Line space options control the amount of space between lines of text.
■ Width defines the width of the bounding box and therefore controls where
the text wraps to a new line.
■ Background inserts an opaque background so that objects under the text
are masked.
To create multiline text
1 Click Home tab ➤ Annotation panel ➤ Multiline Text.
2 Specify opposite corners of a bounding box to define the width of the
multiline text object.
If the ribbon is active, the MTEXT ribbon contextual tab displays. If the
ribbon is not active, the In-Place Text Editor is displayed.
3 To indent the first line of each paragraph, drag the first-line indent slider
on the ruler. To indent the other lines of each paragraph, drag the
paragraph slider.
4 To set tabs, click the ruler where you want a tab stop.
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