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1. Create or retrieve a drawing.
2. From the Detail menu, select the following items: Create/Balloon.
3. Set the options that you prefer. The leader is the line that connects the balloon to the drawing. Enter lets you type in the text of the balloon, while File lets you get the text from a file. If you would prefer to create a leader in which the text is vertical, select the Vertical option.
4. Click the Make Note option.
5. If you selected a leader, you will see the following menu:
   On Entity - This option ties the leader to an entity
   Free Point - This option lets the end of the leader hang in space
   Midpoint - Ties the leader to the midpoint of a line
   Intersect - Ties the leader to the intersection of two lines
   The rest of the items in the menu are concerned with what kind of marker is used at the end of the leader. Choose a marker.
6. Click on the drawing where you want the leader to touch the part.
7. If you selected the On Entity option, click where you want the leader to appear. If you selected the 'Free Point' option, go to the next step.
8. Click with the middle mouse button, or choose the Done Sel item to finish choosing the location of the leader.
9. Type the note you want to appear in the balloon, and press Enter when you are done. You can enter multiple notes by typing enter between each one; they will appear in adjacent balloons. Press Enter on a blank line when you are finished.
10. Your note should now appear.

To delete a note, use the Delete option from the Detail menu. It may be easier to use the Pick Many/Pick Box menu item. Select it, then drag a box around the balloon with the left mouse button. Click the middle mouse button or Done Sel when you are finished.

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