peterg Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Can anyone help? when I try to use "MTEXTEDIT" the box is missing for the edit options. using 2018 light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadgad Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 What happens if you double click on the Mtext you want to edit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterg Posted April 5, 2018 Author Share Posted April 5, 2018 It allows me to edit, but there is no options box to change font / size, colour etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadgad Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 I now understand that you are using Text not Mtext, I believe that is your problem. Create a new Mtext, and double click on it. I greatly prefer Mtext to Text, never use it. I looked in the SYSVDLG and found the following description for the available settings for TEXTED., I suspect the screenshot will help you get back on the tracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Per AutoDesk: formatting options are displayed in the contextual ribbon when you edit text. Is this what you are looking for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadgad Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Per AutoDesk: formatting options are displayed in the contextual ribbon when you edit text. Is this what you are looking for? [ATTACH]63668[/ATTACH] Ribbon? What's that? Excellent ReMark is freshly coffee'd up and ready to provide timely Ribbon based wisdom. Oh wait a minute, so that is the Contextual Ribbon? I am familiar with that old thing! That is what I like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Just to be clear, the posted image is NOT the Contextual Ribbon. It's the Text Formatting toolbar which really is "that old thing". It was turned off, by default, when the Contextual Ribbon was introduced but like other legacy items it can still be resurrected. Note that the OP's profile lists AutoCAD 2007 (full) but as he has pointed out he is currently using AutoCAD LT 2018 (an eleven year difference). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLW210 Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Mtexttoolbar=1. mtexttoolbarcontrols the display of the text formatting toolbar. Value description 0 the text formatting toolbar is never displayed. 1 the text formatting toolbar is displayed upon selection of an mtext object. 2 the text formatting toolbar does not display when the ribbon is on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterg Posted April 5, 2018 Author Share Posted April 5, 2018 Yes that's what I want Remark, it's missing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 The answer my friend is literally above your post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterg Posted April 5, 2018 Author Share Posted April 5, 2018 Yes thanks Remark, just wanted to confirm that is what I was looking for, didn't want to appear ignorant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Then I guess we're good to go. You're entirely welcomed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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