Create Lists in Multiline Text

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Create Lists in Multiline Text

 

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Create Lists in Multiline Text

Concept

Procedure

Quick Reference

To create a bulleted list in multiline text as you type

1. Click Draw menu Text Multiline 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. To expand the Text Formatting toolbar, click Options button Show Options.
4. Click Bullets and Lists. Verify that Allow Auto-list and Allow Bullets and Lists are checked.
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.

   The following characters cannot be used as bullets: period (.), colon (:), close parenthesis ()), close angle bracket (>), close square bracket (]), and close curly bracket (}).

6. Press TAB.
7. 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.

8. Press ENTER twice to end the list.
9. To save your changes and exit the editor, use one of the following methods:
   • Click OK on the toolbar.
   • Click in the drawing outside the editor.
   • Press CTRL+ENTER.

 Toolbar: Draw 

 Command entry: MTEXT