# MTEXTFIXED System Variable [GstarCAD 2021](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/Index.md) → [System Variables](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/System%20Variables/(System%20Variables).md) → [M](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/System%20Variables/M/(M).md) **Function Description:** The MTEXTFIXED system variable is used to set the display size and direction of mtext in specified text editor. | | | | --- | --- | | Type | Integer | | Saved in | Registry | | Initial value | 2 | | Range | 0,1,2 | **System Variable Value:** **0/1:** display in-place text editor and the text within it with the same size, position, and rotation of the multiline text object in the drawing **2:** display in-place text editor and the text within it with the same size, position, and rotation of the multiline text object in the drawing. Text that would otherwise be difficult to read (if it is very small, very large, or is rotated) is displayed at a legible size and is oriented horizontally so that users could easily read and edit it. --- ## Other versions with matching text [GstarCAD 2016](../../../2016/System%20Variables/M/MTEXTFIXED%20System%20Variable--2a7a17929096.md) · [GstarCAD 2017](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/System%20Variables/M/MTEXTFIXED%20System%20Variable--2a7a17929096.md) · [GstarCAD 2018](../../../2018/System%20Variables/M/MTEXTFIXED%20System%20Variable--2a7a17929096.md) · [GstarCAD 2019](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/System%20Variables/M/MTEXTFIXED%20System%20Variable--2a7a17929096.md) · [GstarCAD 2020](../../../2020/System%20Variables/M/MTEXTFIXED%20System%20Variable--2a7a17929096.md)