{"id":12748,"date":"2022-05-24T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/?p=12748"},"modified":"2022-05-18T13:14:13","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T20:14:13","slug":"have-you-tried-mtext-basics-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/have-you-tried-mtext-basics-and-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"Have You Tried: MText Basics and Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For the Have You Tried this month, let\u2019s take a deep dive into formatting a multiline text object (also referred to as <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/knowledge.autodesk.com\/support\/autocad\/learn-explore\/caas\/CloudHelp\/cloudhelp\/2019\/ENU\/AutoCAD-Core\/files\/GUID-E6BCE05D-B9E3-4875-BBBC-29134EA6FD51-htm.html\" target=\"_blank\">MText<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Text is one of the most common annotations that you add to a drawing.\u00a0Creating text in AutoCAD might be intuitive, but editing and formatting text can take time.\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/ACD\/2023\/ENU\/?contextId=HYT_Blog_May_2022_Mtext\" target=\"_blank\">In this Have You Tried<\/a>, we\u2019ll go beyond the basics of creating and formatting multiline text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ll cover how to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Create and format MText<\/li><li>Change the case of selected text in MText<\/li><li>Format fractions and tolerances<\/li><li>Remove formatting from selected text in MText<\/li><li>Import text<\/li><li>Convert single-line text to MText<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn how to use the various formatting options for multiline text to properly display text in your drawing with the step-by-step examples in the <a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/ACD\/2023\/ENU\/?contextId=HYT_Blog_May_2022_Mtext\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Have You Tried: MText Basics and Beyond<\/a> topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/05\/24\/Article-56-1.jpg\" data-lbwps-width=\"800\" data-lbwps-height=\"450\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/05\/24\/Article-56-1-300x169.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/05\/24\/Article-56-1.jpg\" alt=\"AutoCAD MText\" class=\"wp-image-12749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/05\/24\/Article-56-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/05\/24\/Article-56-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/05\/24\/Article-56-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"keep-the-feedback-coming\">Keep the Feedback Coming<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks for all the great feedback submitted so far. Because of the great feedback, we have been able to improve the topics in the AutoCAD Online Help system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The best way to submit feedback is by using the \u201cWas this helpful?\u201d section located at the bottom of every Help topic. Let us know what you like or don\u2019t like about a topic or provide suggestions for other subjects that you\u2019d like to see covered in greater detail. The more specific your comments, the better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the Have You Tried this month, let\u2019s take a deep dive into formatting a multiline text object (also referred to as MText). 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