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Mtext Displays the In-Place Text Editor, which you can use to edit the

dimension text. Use control codes and Unicode character strings to enter

special characters or symbols. See Control Codes and Special Characters on

page 1938.

If alternate units are not turned on in the dimension style, you can display

them by entering square brackets ([ ]). For more information about formatting

dimension text, see “Change Existing Objects” in the User's Guide.

The current dimension style determines the appearance of the generated

measurements.

Text Customizes the dimension text at the Command prompt. The generated

dimension measurement is displayed within angle brackets.

To include the generated measurement, use angle brackets (< >) to represent

the generated measurement. If alternate units are not turned on in the

dimension style, you can display alternate units by entering square brackets

([ ]).

Dimension text properties are set on the Text tab of the New, Modify, and

Override Dimension Style dialog boxes.

Angle Changes the angle of the dimension text.

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