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Changing the Default Block Used for Drawing Sheet Labels

To change the default block used for drawing sheet view labels:

On the Sheet Set Manager palette, select the drawing sheet set from the list.
In the Sheet Views tab, right-click the drawing sheet set and select Properties.
In the Drawing Sheet Set Properties dialog box, in Label block for views, click Browse .
In the Select Block dialog box, click Browse and specify the drawing file that contains the block to use as the default view label block.
Specify an option:
- Select the drawing file as a block.
  Lets you use the entire specified .dwg or .dwt file as the block definition.
- Choose blocks in the drawing file.
  Lets you specify a block definition from the .dwg or .dwt file. The Preview area displays a preview of the block.
  Use Shift or Cancel to specify more than one block.
Click OK.

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