combining multiple lines of text/mtext

[Brian_FarrellFXCFE]

Greetings. Is there a way to combine multiple individual lines of text or mtext into one mtext? I would like to pick multiple individual lines of text or mtext and have it create one mtext element.

[ChicagoLooper]

Hi @Brian_FarrellFXCFE 

Yes. You can use TXT2MTEXT command.

If you prefer the Ribbon go to Express Tools tab=>Convert to MTEXT BUTTON=>Select the desired Mtext=>Enter.

[Brian_FarrellFXCFE]

Pretty sure this command doesn't do what I am asking. Using this process, I select multiple text entities, and it converts them to MTEXT as expected. But they are all still individual MTEXT entities. I want them to be combined into one MTEXT entity containing all the text entities I chose.

[parkr4st]

Did you select the result and pull the top right arrow to the right like this?

[Brian_FarrellFXCFE]

I did. But apparently there are setting that do that.

[ChicagoLooper]

@Brian_FarrellFXCFE 

I'm pretty sure, no no I'm positive, you're not using the command correctly.

1. For example, you select 5 individual mtext objects. (The Properties Palette verifies it's 5 mtext objects.) Then, after clicking the Convert to Mtext button on the Ribbon............ 

2. .....hit Enter and the Mtext converts to a single object.  BTW, the command line also verifies 5 objects were selected.

3. The result is as expected....the conversion makes a single Mtext object.

4. At this point you can drag the upper right blue grip to the right. This expands the mtext width so the initial 5 lines reduces down to 2 lines. And it does this without deleting any of the original text. Why does expanding width reduce the number of lines? Because it's one Mtext object, not 5. 

[Brian_FarrellFXCFE]

Yeah. That is all fine and good. As long as you set the command to combine into a single mtext object. All the responses and not one said to do that.

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[ChicagoLooper]

@Brian_FarrellFXCFE 

Huh?

You don't necessarily need to go to SETTINGS.

The default action is to combine TEXT to a single entity. 

You go to Settings when you want to deviate from or customize the results. Since you didn't specify a custom result (maybe it would've been better, in fact you should've) then the options inside Settings are not necessary.

[Brian_FarrellFXCFE]

Huh? Well when I tried it as you suggested, it still had all the text entities as individual. they were now MTEXT, but still separate. When I saw the settings command I tried it and the combine to single mtext was NOT CHECKED. So yes. if you want it to combine and it isn't, then it is necessary to go to settings.