Text Box Orientation

[germannfp]

How is the orientation of the text editing box changed from vertical to horizontal?  Whenever I go to type multi-line text in paper space, the editing box comes up in the vertical orientation and then I have to rotate the text horizontally after I'm done entering the text.

[pendean]

Screenshots might help explain what you are seeing...

[imadHabash]

Hi,

>> Whenever I go to type multi-line text in paper space, the editing box comes up in the vertical orientation <<

this is usually appeared if the ucs icon in paper space NOT in world mode (see attached image)

i suggest to get back the ucs icon to world from UCS command :

Command: UCS
Current ucs name: *NO NAME*
Specify origin of UCS or [Face/NAmed/OBject/Previous/View/World/X/Y/Z/ZAxis] <World>: w

Regards,

[jggerth · Accepted solution]

I believe your looking for the sysvar  MTEXTFIXED 

Sets the display size and orientation of multiline text in a specified text editor.

If MTEXTED is set to "Internal," multiline text is displayed in the In-Place Text Editor, and the setting of MTEXTFIXED has the following results:

Value Description
0 or 1 Displays the In-Place Text Editor and the text within it at the size, position, and rotation of the multiline text object in the drawing.
2 Displays the In-Place Text Editor and the text within it at the size, position, and rotation of the multiline text object in the drawing.
Text that would otherwise be difficult to read (if it is very small, very large, or is rotated) is displayed at a legible size and is oriented horizontally so that you can easily read and edit it.