Format codes for paragraphs

Format code

Purpose

Enter this...

To produce this

\0...\o

Turns overline on
and off

You have \Omany\o choices

You have many choices

\L...\l

Turns underline on
and off

You have \Lmany\l choices

You have many choices

\~

Inserts a nonbreaking
space

Keep these\~words together

Keep these words together 

\\

Inserts a backslash

slash\\backslash

slash\backslash 

\{...\}

Inserts an opening
and closing brace

The \{bracketed\}
word

The{bracketed}word 

\Cvalue; 

Changes to the
specified color

Change \C2;these
colors

Change these colors 

\File name;

Changes to the
specified font file

Change \Ftimes;these fonts

Change these fonts

\Hvalue;

Changes to the
specified text height

Change \H2;these
sizes

Change these sizes

\Hvaluex;

Changes to multiple
of mtext object's property

Change these\H3;
sizes

Change these sizes

\S...^...;

Stacks the
subsequent text at
the \ or ^ symbol

1.000\S+0.010^-0.000;

+0.010
1.000-0.000

\Tvalue;

Adjusts the space
between characters,
from .75 to 4 times

\T2;TRACKING

T R A C K I N G 

\Qangle;

Changes obliquing
angle

\Q30;OBLIQUE

OBLIQUE

\Wvalue;

Changes width factor
to produce wide text

\W2;Wide

W I D E

\A

Sets the alignment
value; valid values: 0,
1, 2 (bottom, center,
top)

\A1;Center\S1/2

Center 

\P

Ends paragraph

First paragraph\P
Second
paragraph

First paragraph 

Second paragraph