Controls the text style for the current multiline text object and character and paragraph formatting for selected text.
Style Options
- Style
- Applies a text style to the multiline text object. The Standard text style is active by default.
- Text Height
- Sets the character height in drawing units for new text or changes the height of selected text. If the current text style has no fixed height, the text height is the value stored in the TEXTSIZE system variable. A multiline text object can contain characters of various heights.
Formatting Options
- Bold
- Turns bold formatting on and off for new or selected text. This option is available only for characters using TrueType fonts.
- Italic
- Turns italic formatting on and off for new or selected text. This option is available only for characters using TrueType fonts.
- Strikethrough
- Turns strikethrough on and off for new or selected text.
- Underline
- Turns underlining on and off for new or selected text.
- Overline
- Turns overline on and off for new or selected text.
- Stack
- If the selected text contains stack characters, creates stacked text, for example, fractions. When the stack characters, caret (^), forward slash (/), and pound sign (#), are used, the text to the left of the stack character is stacked on top of the text to the right.
- Forward slash (/) stacks text vertically, separated by a horizontal line.
- Pound sign (#) stacks text diagonally, separated by a diagonal line.
- Caret (^) creates a tolerance stack, which is not separated by a line.
- Superscript
- Turns selected text into superscript, slightly smaller text set above the line of type. Turns selected superscript text to ordinary text.
- Subscript
- Turns selected text into subscript, slightly smaller text set below the line of type. Turns selected subscript text to ordinary text.
- Match Text Formatting
- Applies formatting of selected text to other characters within the same MTEXT object.
Editor Options
- Undo
- Undoes actions in the text editor, including changes to either text content or text formatting.
- Redo
- Redoes actions in the text editor, including changes to either text content or text formatting.
- Save
- Closes the text editor and saves your changes.
Additional Formatting Options
- Font
- Specifies a font for new text or changes the font of selected text. TrueType fonts are listed by font family name. AutoCAD 2023 compiled shape (SHX) fonts are listed by the name of the file in which the fonts are stored. Custom fonts and third-party fonts are displayed in the editor with Autodesk-supplied proxy fonts.
- Color
- Specifies a color for new text or changes the color of selected text.
- Left, Center, Right, Justified and Distributed
- Sets the justification and alignment for the left, center, or right text boundaries of the current or selected paragraph. Spaces entered at the end of a line are included and affect the justification of a line.
Insert Options
- Insert Symbols
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Inserts a symbol or a nonbreaking space at the cursor position. You can also insert symbols manually. See Symbols and Special Characters.
Commonly used symbols are listed on the submenu, along with their control code or Unicode string. Click Other to display the Character dialog box, which contains the entire character set for each font available on your system. When you have selected the character that you want to use, click Insert to place the character in the text editor. Close the Characters dialog box when you are done inserting special characters.
Note: Symbols are not supported in vertical text. - Insert Field
- Displays the Insert Field dialog box, where you can select a field to insert in the text. When the dialog box closes, the current value of the field is displayed in the text.
Tools
- Find and Replace
- Displays the Find and Replace dialog box.
- Show/Hide Ruler
- Shows or hides the ruler at the top of the Mtext editor.