Places formatted, paragraph text in a bounding box that limits the extent of the text.
Accessing the Command
command bar: mtext
aliases: t, mt
menu bar: Draw | Multiline Text
ribbon: Draw | Text | Multiline Text
toolbar: Draw |
: MText
Prompts you in the command bar:
Multiline Text: First corner for block of text: (Pick the first point for the bounding box, or else enter x,y coordinates)
Select Opposite corner for block of text or [Justification/Rotation angle/text Style/text Height/Direction/Width]: (Pick another corner for the bounding box, or enter an option)
Displays the Text Formatting toolbar and bounding box:
Enter text in the bounding box, format it, and then click OK.
Command Options
Option |
Description |
Style
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Specifies the style: Choose a style name from the droplist. See Style command. |
Font
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Specifies the font. Choose a font name from the droplist; this overrides the font specified by the style. BricsCAD can use any font installed on your computer. To apply a font to just one or more words:
To apply a font to just one or two words, highlight them, and then choose the font from the droplist. |
Height
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Specifies the text height.
To change the height of a few words, highlight them, and then specify the height. |
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Toggles boldfacing of text. SHX fonts cannot be boldfaced. To apply boldfacing :
To remove boldfacing, repeat the procedure. |
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Toggles italicization of text. To apply italics:
Repeat the procedure to remove italics. SHX fonts cannot be italicized. |
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Toggles the underlining of text; to apply underlining :
Repeat the procedure to remove underlines. |
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Toggles overlining of text; to apply overlining:
Repeat the procedure to remove overlines. |
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Toggles the strikethrough of the text; to apply strikethrough:
Repeat the procedure to remove strikethroughs. |
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Sets selected text in upper case letters, like ABC. |
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Sets selected text in lower case letters, like abc. |
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Toggles the annotative property of the MText. Click the annotative button to apply or remove the annotative scale. |
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Sets the line spacing. |
Color
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Specifies the color of the text.
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Oblique Angle
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Specifies the angle by which to slant the text: Enter an angle, or else click the spinners to change the value.
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Width Factor
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Specifies the width of character:
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Character Spacing |
Specifies the spacing between characters:
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Undoes the last format applied. |
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Redoes the last undo. |
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Stacks text according to the special characters -- / # or ^ -- embedded in the text:
To stack fractions:
To edit the stack properties:
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Inserts special symbols. Click the button, and then choose a symbol. You can enter the symbols directly by typing their codes, such as %%d for the degree symbol. |
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Inserts a field. See the Field command. |
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Specifies the text justification (alignment) within the bounding box. Click the button, and then choose an alignment from the droplist. The icon on the button indicates the current justification mode. |
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Specifies the text alignment of a paragraph. Click the button, and then choose an alignment from the droplist. |
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Sets the background mask; displays a dialog box: |
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Toggles the display of the ruler.
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Creates numbered and bulleted lists. Click the button, and then choose an option from the droplist.
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Divides the text in columns. Right click and choose Columns in the context menu.
Click the Column type list button and select a column type in the list:
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Grips Editing
Mtext bounding boxes can be edited directly through grips:
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Select the mtext. Notice that it has two grips.
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Drag the grips to perform the following actions:
- Drag the left grip to move the mtext.
- Drag the right grip to stretch the width of the bounding box (make it wider or narrower; the text reflows automatically to accommodate the change in width).
Procedures
- To create single line text
- To create multiline text
- Including special text characters and symbols
- To add a background mask
- To add a text frame
- General procedure to create fields
- Defining text system variables
Related Commands
-MText - places paragraph text.
Text - places single-lines of text in drawings.
-Text - places text and evaluates LISP expressions.
AttDef - defines attribute text.
DdEdit - edits text.
Field - inserts a field in a multiline text, table cell or attribute.
Updatefield - Updates fields in selected Mtexts.
Style - creates and modifies text styles through the Drawing Explorer.
-Style - creates and modifies text styles through the command bar.
QText - toggles between text and rectangular representations.
Change - changes the position of text.
TxtExp - explodes text into polylines.
Spell - checks the spelling of text in drawings.
Find - finds and replaces text.
Properties - modifies the properties of text.