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\framebox (picture)

Synopsis:

```\framebox(rec-width,rec-height){text}
\framebox(rec-width,rec-height)[position]{text}
```

This is the same as \makebox (picture) except that it puts a frame around the outside of the box that it creates. The reference point is the bottom left corner of the frame. This command fits with the `picture` environment, although you can use it outside of there, because lengths are numbers specifying the distance in terms of the `\unitlength` (see picture). This command is fragile (see \protect).

This example creates a frame 2.5 inches by 3 inches and puts the text in the center.

```\setlength{\unitlength}{1in}
\framebox(2.5,3){test text}
```

The required arguments are that the rectangle has overall width rect-width units and height rect-height units.

The optional argument position specifies the position of text; see \makebox (picture) for the values that it can take.

The rule has thickness `\fboxrule` and there is a blank space `\fboxsep` between the frame and the contents of the box.

For this command, you must specify the width and height. If you want to just put a frame around some contents whose dimension is determined in some other way then either use `\fbox` (see \fbox & \framebox) or `\frame` (see \frame).