Create Lists in Multiline Text

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Create Lists in Multiline Text

 

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Create Lists in Multiline Text

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Concept

Procedure

Quick Reference

To create a bulleted list in multiline text as you type

1. Click Home tabAnnotation panelMultiline Text. At the Command prompt, enter mtext.
2. Specify opposite corners of a bounding box to define the width of the multiline text object.
3. In the Options panel, click the Options icon.
4. Click Bullets and Lists. Verify that Allow Auto-list and Allow Bullets and Lists are selected (tick mark).
5. Start a line of text by entering \U+2022 (the Unicode string for a bullet) or by selecting a bullet character or another symbol.
   NoteThe following characters cannot be used as bullets: period (.), colon (:), close parenthesis ()), close angle bracket (>), close square bracket (]), and close curly bracket (}).
6. Alternatively, click Options Symbol Other.

   The Character Map dialog box appears.

7. Double-click a symbol to copy it to the clipboard.
8. Close the Character Map dialog box.
9. Paste the symbol to the drawing, and press the up-arrow and End key to return the cursor to the same line.
10. Press TAB.
11. Enter the text of the list item. Press ENTER to move to the next item, or press SHIFT+ENTER to add a plain paragraph before the next item.

    The bullet character is automatically added to the next item.

12. Press ENTER twice to end the list.
13. To save your changes and exit the editor, use one of the following methods:
    • On the MTEXT ribbon contextual tab, in the Close panel, click Close Text Editor.
    • Click in the drawing outside the editor.
    • Press CTRL+ENTER.

 Toolbar: Draw 

 Command entry: MTEXT