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Specifies a font for new text or changes the font of selected text.
TrueType fonts are listed by font family name. AutoCAD compiled
Font
shape (SHX) fonts are listed by the name of the file in which the
fonts are stored. Custom fonts and third-party fonts are displayed
in the editor with Autodesk-supplied proxy fonts.
Specifies a color for new text or changes the color of selected text.Color
Displays the Background Mask dialog box. (Not available for table
cells.)
Background
Mask
Determines the forward or backward slant of the text. The angle
represents the offset from 90 degrees. Entering a value between -
Oblique Angle
85 and 85 makes the text oblique. A positive obliquing angle slants
text to the right. A negative obliquing angle slants text to the left.
Decreases or increases the space between the selected characters.
The 1.0 setting is normal spacing.
Tracking
Widens or narrows the selected characters. The 1.0 setting represents
the normal width of the letter in this font.
Width Factor
Paragraph Panel
Displays the MText Justification menu with nine alignment options
available. Top Left is the default.
MText Justification
Displays the Paragraph dialog box. See the Paragraph dialog box
for a list of the options.
Paragraph
Displays suggested line spacing options or the Paragraph dialog
box. Line spacing is set in the current or selected paragraph.
Line Spacing
NOTE Line spacing is the distance between the bottom
of the upper line and the top of the lower line of text in a
multiple line paragraph.
The predefined options are:
■ 1.0x, 1.5x, 2.0x, or 2.5x: Sets the line spacing at .5x increments
in multiline text.
■ More: Displays the Paragraph dialog box, which provides ad-
ditional options.
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