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• Overview of Multiline Text

  You can create a multiline text (mtext) object by entering or importing text.

• Justify Multiline Text

  Justification of multiline text objects controls both text alignment and text flow relative to the text insertion point.

• Format Characters Within Multiline Text

  You can override the text style and apply different formatting to individual words and characters within multiline text.

• Create Lists in Multiline Text

  You can create bulleted lists, lettered or numbered lists, or simple outlines in multiline text.

• Indent Multiline Text and Use Tabs

  You can control how paragraphs are indented in a multiline text (mtext) object. The ruler in the In-Place Text Editor shows the settings for the current paragraph.

• Specify the Line Spacing Within Multiline Text

  Line spacing for multiline text is the distance between the baseline (bottom) of one line of text and the baseline of the next line of text. The line space factor applies to the entire multiline text object, not to selected lines.

• Create Stacked Characters Within Multiline Text

  Characters representing fractions and tolerances can be formatted to conform to several standards.