Making An Event Two Lines Long In Month View

Hey Everyone,
I only use iCal in month view and most of the time when I enter an event that has a long name it shows up as two lines, so I am able to read it all. However, sometimes it only goes for a single line and cuts off the end of the event title. How do I change this to show two lines?
Thanks!!

I have the same question. One workaround is to copy an existing two-line event to the day that you want to create a new event. Then edit that to change it to the event name you want. This seems to work even though just typing a new name truncates it to one line.
I hope someone can provide a more elegant solution.

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