You might find "The (Not So) Short Introduction to LaTeX2e" useful
http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/lshort/english/
On 9/26/07, Ross Drummond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am having trouble with boxes in LaTeX.
>
> I can create a framebox with specified dimensions. I can create a colorbox
> with a specified background colour.
>
> What I want to do, but can not achieve is to have a box with a specified
> dimensions and background colour. How do I do this? Examples of each below;
>
> \framebox(120, 20){\$\hspace{8em}}
> \colorbox[gray]{0.85}{bla bla}
>
> Cheers Ross Drummond
>
>
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Sincerely etc.
Christopher Sawtell
