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Spaces & Boxes
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   All the predefined length parameters Note: Predefined lengths can
be used in the arguments of the box-making commands.

Horizontal space
\dotfill
Stretchable horizontal dots.
\hfill
Stretchable horizontal space.
\hrulefill
Stretchable horizontal rule.
\hspace
Fixed horizontal space.
Vertical space
\addvspace
Fixed vertical space.
\bigskip
Fixed vertical space.
\medskip
Fixed vertical space.
\smallskip
Fixed vertical space.
\vfill
Stretchable vertical space.
\vspace
Fixed vertical space.
Boxes
\fbox
Framebox.
\framebox
Framebox, adjustable position.
lrbox
An environment like \sbox.
\makebox
Box, adjustable position.
\mbox
Box.
\newsavebox
Declare a name for saving a box.
\parbox
Box with text in paragraph mode.
\raisebox
Raise or lower text.
\rule
Lines and squares.
\savebox
Like \makebox, but save the text for later use.
\sbox
Like \mbox, but save the text for later use.
\usebox
Print saved text.

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