This topic came up during the Revit MEP consulting I did last week in Madison, Wisconsin. Revit users usually control the width of text notes by clicking, dragging and releasing to specify the boundaries they need to constrain their new text within. Most of the time this works fine as we can modify the width of the text boundaries after our text entry is complete as shown in the first two examples below. Sometimes, however, editing the text box boundary does not suffice. What you need, is the ability to specify a line-break between the individual words that make up your note.
To insert a line break while creating or editing a Revit Text Note simply hold your CTRL key down and click the ENTER button (CTRL+ENTER) at the desired break location as shown in the third example above.
Tip & Trick: Create View Title Line-Breaks
Using CTRL+ENTER is also a great way to get two lines of text displayed in View Titles on your Sheets. There is a trick to making this work, however!
You cannot use the Rename function on your existing View Name to add CTRL+ENTER where you wish to force a line-break. You will receive the error message shown below. Such non-printable characters are not allowed in a View Name.
You cannot use the Rename function on your existing View Name to add CTRL+ENTER where you wish to force a line-break. You will receive the error message shown below. Such non-printable characters are not allowed in a View Name.
Follow these steps to add a line-break to a View Title on a Sheet:
1. Right-click the View that needs the View Title line-break in the Project Browser and select Properties, or, right-click in the Drawing Area and select View Properties. Either way you will end up in the Instance Properties dialog for the View.
2. In the Identity Data Group of the dialog, highlight the text in the View Name slot and Copy (CTRL+C).Move down to the Title on Sheet slot as shown below and Paste (CTRL+V) the copied name.
3. Now, insert CTRL+Enter in your new Title on Sheet name wherever the line-break needs to take place. The Title on Sheet parameter does accept non-printable characters.
4. Click OK.
5. Go to your sheet view and verify that the View Title displays to your satisfaction, similar to the example shown.
