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TEXTQLTY
Sets the resolution tessellation fineness of text outlines.
TEXTSIZE
Sets the default height for new text objects drawn with the current text style.
TEXTSTYLE
Sets the name of the current text style.
Create Multiline Text
A multiline text (mtext) object includes one or more paragraphs of text that
can be manipulated as a single object.
Overview of Multiline Text
You can create a multiline text (mtext) object by entering or importing text.
You can create one or more paragraphs of multiline text (mtext) in the In-Place
Text Editor. You can also type text at the Command prompt if you use -MTEXT.
You can insert text from a file saved in ASCII or RTF format.
Before entering or importing text, you specify opposite corners of a text
bounding box that defines the width of the paragraphs in the multiline text
object. The length of the multiline text object depends on the amount of text,
not the length of the bounding box. You can use grips to move or rotate a
multiline text object.
NOTE Multiline text objects and imported text files are limited to 256 KB in size.
The In-Place Text Editor allows you to adjust the bounding box that defines
the size of the multiline text object, as well as create and edit tabs and indents
on the ruler along the top. The editor is transparent, as you create text, you
can see whether the text overlaps other objects.
To turn off transparency while you work, right-click in the In-Place Text Editor
and click Opaque Background from the shortcut menu. You can also make
the background of the finished multiline text object opaque and set its color.
You can also insert fields in multiline text. A field is text that is set up to
display data that might change. When the field is updated, the latest value of
the field is displayed.
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