# CENTERMT System Variable [GstarCAD 2017](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/Index.md) → [System Variables](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/System%20Variables/(System%20Variables).md) → [C](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/System%20Variables/C/(C).md) ## Function Description: The CENTERMT system variable is used to control the text displaying in center horizontal when stretching by grips. | | | | --- | --- | | Type | Integer | | Saved in | Registry | | Initial value | 0 | | Range | 0,1 | The CENTERMT could not be applied on the Mtext that stretched by the rule in in-place text editor. ## System Variable Value: **0:** when moving corner grips in centered multiple line text, the center grip moves in the same direction, but the opposite grip keeps in place **1:** when moving corner grips in centered multiple line text, the center grip keeps in place, but both sets of side grips move in the stretch direction --- ## Other versions with matching text [GstarCAD 2016](../../../2016/System%20Variables/C/CENTERMT%20System%20Variable.md) · [GstarCAD 2018](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2018/System%20Variables/C/CENTERMT%20System%20Variable.md) · [GstarCAD 2019](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/System%20Variables/C/CENTERMT%20System%20Variable.md) · [GstarCAD 2020](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2020/System%20Variables/C/CENTERMT%20System%20Variable.md) · [GstarCAD 2021](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/System%20Variables/C/CENTERMT%20System%20Variable.md)