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The value is based on the text height. A factor of 1.0 exactly fits the
multiline text object. A factor of 1.5 (the default) extends the background
by 0.5 times the text height.
5 Under Fill Color, do one of the following:
Select the Use Drawing Background Color option.
Select a color for the background, or click Select Color to open the
Select Color dialog box.
6 Click OK to return to the editor.
7 To save your changes and exit the editor, use one of the following
methods:
On the MTEXT ribbon contextual tab, in the Close panel, click Close
Text Editor.
Click in the drawing outside the editor.
Press CTRL+ENTER.
The opaque background is applied when you exit the editor.
To change the Windows font smoothing setting to improve visibility of text
in the Multiline Text editor
1 On the Windows desktop, right-click. Click Properties.
2 In the Display Properties dialog box, click the Appearance tab.
3 Click Effects.
4 In the Effects dialog box, click the Use the Following Method to Smooth
Edges of Screen Fonts to clear the setting.
5 Click OK to exit the Effects dialog box.
6 Click OK to exit the Display Properties dialog box.
Quick Reference
Commands
MTEXT
Creates a multiline text object.
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