2.1.2 - Multiline Text (MTEXT)

A multiline text (MTEXT) object includes one or more lines of text, that consist paragraphs, and can be manipulated as a single object. You can create a multiline text (MTEXT) by entering or importing text. Before entering or importing text, you define the area where the text will go. You specify the opposite corners of a text bounding box that define the width of the paragraphs in the multiline text object.

Create multiline text (MTEXT)

1. Click Home tab ► Annotation panel ► Multiline Text
2. Command prompt says: TEXT Specify first corner : left-click anywhere on your screen, noticing the abc symbol next to the crosshairs, to select a point as start point of text.
3. Command prompt says: TEXT Specify opposite corner [ ]: Move your mouse down and across to the right, a rectangle with an arrow appears, continue to move the mouse to make the rectangle -text field- as large or small you need it to be to hold all the text, and click again when you have define  the field.
4. A text editor tab will appear on the screen, where you will type your text, type the first line and press Enter to go to the next line. Continue and add four more line as shown in Fig.1.2.1.3. To finish up, press click anywher outside the text field.

If you click on mtext you created, you will notice that it remains a paragraph (not single lines), a big difference from a single-line text.

Fig.3.2.1.3 - Create multi-line text (TEXT)

Fig.3.2.1.3 - Create multi-line text (TEXT)

To edit mtext:

• On the Drawing Status bar (at the bottom-right of AutoCAD drawing area), turn ON the Quick Properties icon (it's color turns to cyan).
• Select the mtext you want to change, the Quick Properties box will open besides the text, where you can make the changes you want.

  Alternatively with the Ribbon ON:

• Double-click on mtext you want to change, the ribbon will change to Ribbon's Text Editor.
• Select with your mouse the three first lines on the mtext (their color will change to blue), on ribbon TextEditor Formating panel press the color tab and select as color Red, select the Italic button, the selected lines turned to red and Italic. Now select the next two lines on Text Editor, on Paragraph panel select the Center icon to justify the lines at the center, and click on the Close Editor button.
• The result is as shown in Fig.2.1.1.4.

Fig.3.2.2.1 - Edit multi-line text (MTEXT)

Fig.3.2.2.1 - Edit multi-line text (MTEXT)