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To unstack text
1 Double-click the multiline text object you want to edit.
2 In the Multiline Text Editor, select the stacked text.
3 Click Stack on the Text Formatting toolbar.
4 To save your changes and exit the Multiline Text Editor, use one of the fol-
lowing methods:
■ Click OK on the toolbar.
■ Click in the drawing outside the editor.
■ Press CTRL + ENTER.
Draw toolbar
Command line
MTEXT
Create Text with Leaders
You can create text that includes one or more leader lines.
Overview of Text with Leaders
A leader object is a line or a spline with an arrowhead at one end and a
multiline text object at the other.
The leader line is associated with the multiline text object, so when the text
object is relocated, the leader line stretches accordingly.
When associative dimensioning is turned on and object snaps are used to
locate the leader arrowhead, the leader is associated with the object to which
the arrowhead is attached. If the object is relocated, the arrowhead is
relocated, and the leader line stretches accordingly.
You can copy text used elsewhere in a drawing and append a leader to it.
See Also
“Change Text with a Leader” on page 500
Create a Leader Line
You can create a leader line from any point or feature in a drawing and
control its appearance as you draw. Leaders can be straight line segments or
smooth spline curves. Leader color is controlled by the current dimension
line color. Leader scale is controlled by the overall dimension scale set in the
current dimension style. The type and size of arrowhead, if one is present, is
controlled by the first arrowhead defined in the current dimension style.