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Balloon Settings Dialog Box

This dialog box lets you customize default settings for balloon type, size, and leaders. You can configure what to display in the balloon.

Setting	Description
Revision	Displays the name and revision of the standard default settings for balloons.
Balloon	Groups options to specify the appearance for standard based balloons. The settings for standard based balloons are taken from the existing drafting standard.
Balloon type	Displays a gallery of predefined standard based balloons. The current balloon type is highlighted. Click a balloon to specify it as the default. These options are not available for custom balloons that you defined using a Block.
Balloon size factor	Enlarges the balloon relative to the text.
Horizontal spacing	Specifies the horizontal distance between the centers of two adjacent balloons that are automatically aligned.
Vertical spacing	Specifies the vertical distance between the centers of two adjacent balloons that are automatically aligned.
Arrowhead	Specifies the arrowhead symbol for the start point of the leader.
Inset arrowhead	Specifies the arrowhead symbol for the leaders that do not end on entity lines.
Text	Groups options to specify the text height and color for standard based balloons.
Leader connection	Specifies the connection of a leader to the custom block at the: Center Ends Origin These options are not available for standard based balloons.
Restore Defaults	Restores settings to the default values of the current standard.

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