# MTEXTED System Variable [GstarCAD 2017](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/Index.md) → [System Variables](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/System%20Variables/(System%20Variables).md) → [M](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/System%20Variables/M/(M).md) **Function Description:** The MTEXTED system variable is used to set the application program for editing mtext. | | | | --- | --- | | Type | Strings | | Saved in | Registry | | Initial value | "Internal" | --- ## Other versions with matching text [GstarCAD 2016](../../../2016/System%20Variables/M/MTEXTED%20System%20Variable--5143ccb72ada.md) · [GstarCAD 2018](../../../2018/System%20Variables/M/MTEXTED%20System%20Variable--5143ccb72ada.md) · [GstarCAD 2019](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/System%20Variables/M/MTEXTED%20System%20Variable--5143ccb72ada.md) · [GstarCAD 2020](../../../2020/System%20Variables/M/MTEXTED%20System%20Variable--5143ccb72ada.md) · [GstarCAD 2021](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/System%20Variables/M/MTEXTED%20System%20Variable--5143ccb72ada.md) · [GstarCAD 2022](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2022/System%20Variables/M/MTEXTED%20System%20Variable--5143ccb72ada.md)