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Access Methods
Button
Ribbon: Home tab ➤ Annotation panel ➤ Multiline Text
Menu: Draw ➤ Text ➤ Multiline Text
Toolbar: Draw
Command entry: mtext
Summary
Specifies tab stops, indents, controls paragraph alignment, paragraph spacing,
and paragraph line spacing.
NOTE Not all of the new options for paragraph and paragraph line spacing are
supported in AutoCAD 2007 and previous releases. See MTEXT Paragraph and
Paragraph Line Spacing in Previous Releases in the User’s Guide.
List of Options
The following options are displayed.
Tab
Displays tab setting options, including adding and removing tabs. Options
include setting left, center, right, and decimal tabs. You can also set tabs from
the Tab selection button on the In-Place Editor’s ruler.
Decimal style
Sets the decimal style based on current user locale. Options include setting
the decimal style as period, comma, and space. This setting is preserved with
the drawing even if the locale setting is changed.
Left Indent
Sets the indent value for the first line or hanging indent to the selected or
current paragraphs.
Right Indent
Applies the indent to the entire selected or current paragraph.
Paragraph Alignment
Sets the alignment properties for the current or selected paragraphs.
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