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Now you can format multi-line text. It features wrap-around text boundaries and the ability to format the font, size, amendments (bold, italic, underline, overstrike, and color), alignment, and line spacing factor. Multi-line text is based on RTF (Rich Text Formatting) and is compatible with AutoCAD’s MText.

To use multi-line text:

1. Highlight Text in the Create pull-down menu, drag your cursor to the right, and select MText from the submenu. Alternatively, you press Alt-T to access the Text menu and select MText. The Text menu appears and you are prompted to Enter 1st point of paragraph text.
2. Select features you want to modify in Text menu:
   • Margins – sets the distance between the text and the boundary.
   • Boundary – displays a boundary line around the text if you toggle this option on. If you toggled Boundary on, a Box Property button becomes available, allowing you to control the line type and weight, color, spacing overshoot, pen style, and spacing of the boundary box. Also, the Print toggle lets you enable (on) or disable (off) printing of the boundary box.
   • Word Wrap – wraps text within the boundary when toggled on.
   • Line Spacing – lets you select the amount of space between lines of text.
   • Alignment – defines the text alignment properties (left, right, or center).
   • Angle – defines the rotation angle of the text.
3. Point in your drawing where you want to place the text and click. This serves as an anchor point. The Edit Multiline Text dialog box appears.
4. Type the text in the dialog box and format it before placing it in your drawing.
   
5. Select the font you want for various parts of your text from the pull-down menu.
6. Select the font size from the pull-down box or enter a new size.
7. Highlight portions of your text and use the B (bold), I (italics), U (underscore), or O (overstrike) buttons to add emphasis.
8. Change the color of portions of your text by highlighting the word or phrase, clicking on the button beside O, picking the color you prefer from the Color Palette, and selecting OK.
9. Select text position (Bottom, Center, or Top) from the pull-down menu.
10. Select OK to place the text into your drawing. You are prompted to Enter point to calculate text wrapping width.
11. Move the cursor about to position the block of text. Click when you are satisfied with the way it looks.