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.

Tabs and indents that you set before you start to enter text apply to the whole multiline text object. To apply different tabs and indents to individual paragraphs, click in a single paragraph or select multiple paragraphs and then change the settings.

Sliders on the ruler show indentation relative to the left side of the bounding box. The top slider indents the first line of the paragraph, and the bottom slider indents the other lines of the paragraph.

The long tick marks on the ruler show the default tab stops. If you click the ruler to set your own tabs, the ruler displays a small, L-shaped marker at each custom tab stop. You can delete a custom tab stop by dragging the marker off the ruler.

Procedure

To create paragraphs with hanging indentation

1. If the ribbon is active, double-click a multiline text object to open the MTEXT ribbon contextual tab. If the ribbon is not active, the In-Place Text Editor is displayed.
2. Select the paragraphs you want to indent.
3. On the ruler, slide the top indent marker to where you want the first line of the paragraphs to start.
   NoteThe ruler displays the tabs and indents that are set for the selected paragraphs or, if no text is selected, the paragraph where the cursor is located. The default tab stops are the long tick marks on the ruler. To set a custom tab stop, click the ruler where you want the tab stop.
4. Slide the bottom indent marker to where you want the other lines of the paragraphs to start.

   This step indents turnover lines in paragraphs that are more than one line long.

5. To change the indentation, select the paragraphs you want to change, click the ruler to set new tab stops, if needed, and move the indent markers.
6. 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.

Quick Reference

Commands

DDEDIT

Edits single-line text, dimension text, attribute definitions, and feature control frames.

MTEXT

Creates a multiline text object.

PROPERTIES

Controls properties of existing objects.

System Variables

TEXTFILL

Controls the filling of TrueType fonts while plotting.

TEXTQLTY

Sets the resolution tessellation fineness of text outlines.