If you use an alternate text editor, you apply formatting by entering format codes.
To apply formatting, use the format codes shown in the following table.
| Format codes for paragraphs
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| Format code
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Purpose
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Enter this …
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To produce this …
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| \0...\o
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Turns overline on and off
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Autodesk \OAutoCAD\o
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| \L...\l
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Turns underline on and off
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Autodesk \LAutoCAD\l
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| \K...\k
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Turns stikethrough on and off
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Autodesk\KAutoCAD\k
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| \~
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Inserts a nonbreaking space
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Autodesk AutoCAD\~LT
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| \\
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Inserts a backslash
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Autodesk \\AutoCAD
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| \{...\}
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Inserts opening and closing braces
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Autodesk \{AutoCAD\}
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| \Cvalue;
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Changes to the specified color
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Autodesk \C2;AutoCAD
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| \File name;
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Changes to the specified font file
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Autodesk \Ftimes; AutoCAD
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| \Hvalue;
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Changes to the text height specified in drawing units
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Autodesk \H2;AutoCAD
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| \Hvaluex;
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Changes the text height to a multiple of the current text height
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Autodesk \H3x;AutoCAD
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| \S...^...;
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Stacks the subsequent text at the /, #, or ^ symbol
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1.000\S+0.010^-0.000;
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| \Tvalue;
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Adjusts the space between characters. Valid values range from a minimum of .75 to 4 times the original spacing between characters.
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\T2;Autodesk
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| \Qangle;
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Changes obliquing angle
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\Q20;Autodesk
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| \Wvalue;
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Changes width factor to produce wide text
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\W2;Autodesk
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| \A
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Sets the alignment value; valid values: 0, 1, 2 (bottom, center, top)
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\A1;1\S1/2
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| \P
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Ends paragraph
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Autodesk\PAutoCAD
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Braces can be nested up to eight levels deep.
