Controls whether the keyboard spacebar is used to create list items in the MTEXT command.
| Type: | Switch |
| Saved in: | Registry |
| Initial value: | 1 |
|
Value |
Description |
|---|---|
|
0 |
Pressing Space does not create a formatted list item. |
|
1 |
Pressing Space creates a formatted list item. |
When MTEXTDETECTSPACE is on, the text editor recognizes a space entered after a letter, number, or symbol and enters list entry mode. For example, entering "1. <space> Example" will create a numbered list as shown below.
To continue adding to the list, press Enter at the end of each entry.
To exit list entry, press Enter twice and the end of a line.
When MTEXTDETECTSPACE is off, you can still use the TAB key to begin creating a list.