Column Settings Dialog Box

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Displays options for setting up columns such as the type, number of columns, height, and width, and gutter size.

Access Methods

Button

Ribbon: Home tab

Annotation panel

Multiline TextNot available on the ribbon in the current workspace

Menu: Draw

Text

Multiline TextNot available in menus in the current workspace.

Toolbar: Draw

Command entry: mtext

List of Options

The following options are displayed.

Column Type: Displays choices for the type of columns you want to create.
Column Number: Sets the number of columns. This is only active when you select Static Columns.
Height: Displays mtext height when Auto Height with Dynamic or Static Columns is selected.
Width: Displays and specifies control column and gutter width values. The gutter value is five times the default mtext text height.

Also displays the total width value of the mtext object.