diff --git a/prism/src/settings/MultipleLineStringEditor.java b/prism/src/settings/MultipleLineStringEditor.java
index de1e6ab9..e1fa2a6d 100644
--- a/prism/src/settings/MultipleLineStringEditor.java
+++ b/prism/src/settings/MultipleLineStringEditor.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public class MultipleLineStringEditor implements SettingEditor, KeyListener, Car
     public MultipleLineStringEditor()
     {
         area = new JTextArea();
+        area.setLineWrap(true);
         font = new Font("monospaced", Font.PLAIN, 12);
         
         area.addCaretListener(this);