Multi-line text spacing

[edwin]

Can anybody please tell me how to adjust my spacing on a multi-line text, using v2004.

Thanks

[LSR]

Can anybody please tell me how to adjust my spacing on a multi-line text, using v2004.

Thanks

See the Line Spacing Tab in Multiline Text Editor:

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From the Help Menu:

Specifies line spacing for the mtext object.
Enter line spacing type [At least/Exactly] <current>:
At Least
Adjusts lines of text automatically based on the height of the largest character in the line. When At Least is selected, lines of text with taller characters have added space between lines.
Enter line spacing factor or distance <current>:
Line spacing is the vertical distance between the bottom (or baseline) of one line of text and the bottom of the next line of text. You can set the spacing increment to a multiple of single-line spacing, or to an absolute value.
Single spacing is 1.66 times the height of the text characters. You can enter the spacing increment as a number followed by x to indicate a multiple of single spacing. For example, specify single spacing by entering 1x, or specify double spacing by entering 2x.
Exactly
Forces the line spacing to be the same for all lines of text in the mtext object. Spacing is based on the text height of the object or text style.
Enter line spacing factor or distance <current>:
Line spacing is the vertical distance between the bottom (or baseline) of one line of text and the bottom of the next line of text. You can set the spacing increment to a multiple of single-line spacing, or to an absolute value.
Single spacing is 1.66 times the height of the text characters. You can enter the spacing increment as a number followed by x to indicate a multiple of single spacing. For example, specify single spacing by entering 1x, or specify double spacing by entering 2x.
NOTE Exact spacing is recommended when you use mtext to create a table. Use a smaller text height than the specified line spacing to ensure that text does not overlap.

[Alan Cullen]

Following on from what LSR said......

There are 3 things that affect text line spacing with multiline text.....
Line space factor
line space distance
line space style

If you want the line spacing to be, say, 1.5 times the text height, then set the line space factor to (1.5/1.66 =) 0.9036, and set the line space style to "exactly". Don't bother to set line space distance (that will set automatically).

Select the mtext and adjust these properties in the properties dialogue box under the section "text".

Another thing you can do is set the variable TSPACEFAC to whatever factor you want (0.9036 for line spacing 1.5 times text height).

Also look up "line spacing, multiline text" in the help menu.