Create and Edit Columns in Multiline Text

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Create and Edit Columns in Multiline Text

Concept

Procedure

Quick Reference

To adjust columns using grips

1. Select an area outside the mtext object. The In-Place Text Editor toolbar will disappear.
2. Click once in the text area and grips will appear.

   Grips control the location of the mtext object, the gutter width, and vertical and horizontal movement of colmns.

 Toolbar: Draw 

 Command entry: MTEXT

The following illustration demonstrates how grips are used with Dynamic Columns.

The following illustration demonstrates how grips are used with Static Columns.