Creates or modifies single-line or multiline text objects.
Depending on the type of text object you are working with, the editor can look different.
Right-click in the editor to display the shortcut menu.
Selects all the text in the text editor.
Copies the selected text and removes it from the text editor to the clipboard.
Copies the selected text from the text editor to the clipboard.
Pastes the text in the clipboard to the cursor position in the text editor.
Pastes the text in the clipboard to the cursor position while removing character, paragraph, or any formatting from the text. (Not available for single-line text.)
Displays the Field dialog box. A field in text contains instructions to display data that you expect to change during the life cycle of a drawing. When a field is updated, the latest data is displayed in the text.
Displays a list of available symbols. You can also select a Non-breaking space and open the Character Map dialog box for more symbols. (Not available for single-line text.)
Displays the Select File dialog box where you select any file that is in TXT or RTF format. Imported text retains its original character formatting and style properties, but you can edit and format the imported text in the editor. (Not available for single-line text.)
Sets alignment for the multiline text object. You can choose to align your text to the left, center, or right. You can justify your text, align the first and last characters of your text with the margins of your text box, or center each line of text within the margins of your text box. Spaces entered at the end of a line are included as part of the text and affect the justification of the line. (Not available for single-line text.)
Displays the Paragraph dialog box where you can work with tabs, indentation, and spacing. (Not available for single-line text.)
Displays options for creating lists. (Not available for table cells and single-line text.)
When you clear the check mark, any list formatting in the multiline text object is removed and the items are converted to plain text. All the Bullets and Lists options are unavailable except Allow Bullets and Lists.
Displays options for columns. See the Columns menu. (Not available for single-line text.)
Displays the Find and Replace dialog box.
Changes the case of selected text. Options are Uppercase, Lowercase, Superscript, and Subscript.
Converts all new and imported text to uppercase. All CAPS does not affect existing text. To change the case of existing text, select the text and right-click. Click Change Case.
Displays a menu of code pages. Select a code page to apply it to the selected text. (Not available for single-line text.)
Combines selected paragraphs into a single paragraph and replaces each paragraph return with a space. (Not available for single-line text.)
Removes character formatting for selected characters, paragraph formatting for a selected paragraph, or all formatting from a selected paragraph. (Not available for single-line text.)
Displays the Background Mask dialog box where you can work with background color settings. (Not available for table cells and single-line text.)
If the selected text contains stack characters, creates stacked text, for example, fractions. When the stack characters are used, the text to the left of the stack character is stacked on top of the text to the right. (Not available for single-line text.)
Provides options for changing the behavior of the text editor and provides additional editing options.
Controls display of the In-Place Text Editor and the text within it. When unchecked, text that would otherwise be difficult to read (if it is very small, very large, or is rotated) is displayed at a legible size and is oriented horizontally so that you can easily read and edit it.
When this option is checked, the MTEXTFIXED system variable is set to 0. Otherwise, MTEXTFIXED is set to 2.
Controls display of the Text Formatting toolbar. This option sets the MTEXTTOOLBAR system variable. (Not available for single-line text.)
Expands the Text Formatting toolbar to show more options. (Not available for single-line text.)
Controls the display of the ruler. (Not available for table cells and single-line text.)
Right-click the ruler to display a shortcut menu.
When selected, displays the background of the editor. (Not available for table cells.)
Determines whether As-You-Type spell checking is on or off.
Displays the Check Spelling Settings dialog box, where you can specify text options that are checked for spelling errors within your drawing.
Displays the Dictionaries dialog box, where you can change the dictionary that is checked against any found misspelled words.
Specifies the highlight color when text is selected.