[Tex/LaTex] Dashbox text positioning

graphicspositioning

can someone tell me how to fine position the text inside a dashbox. I have the following MWE:

\documentclass[12pt]{article}                               
\usepackage{graphicx}       

\begin{document}

\begin{picture}(380,320)

\put(10,0){\dashbox{2.5}(360,100)[tl] {Core-Standards}}

\end{picture}

\end{document}

It doesn´t look good I want the text top left but it intersects with the dotted square, I want the text a little bit to the right and down:

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Best Answer

You can insert a vertical \strut and some horizontal space using (say) \,:

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\documentclass[12pt]{article}                               
\usepackage{graphicx}% http://ctan.org/pkg/graphicx
\begin{document}
\begin{picture}(380,320)
  \put(10,0){\dashbox{2.5}(360,100)[tl] {Core-Standards (original)}}
  \put(10,110){\dashbox{2.5}(360,100)[tl] {\strut\,Core-Standards (updated)}}
\end{picture}
\end{document}

If you wish to push it down even further, you can increase the strut to the height you want with \rule{0pt}{<height>} where you specify <height>. \strut has a <height> of .7\baselineskip (and is therefore font-dependent).

Horizontal adjustment is possible using \rule{<width>}{0pt}. \, inserts a horizontal space of width \thinskipamount. Using \hspace*{<width>} would also work.

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