Peter Clark wrote:

>       Except that centers the whole box in the center of the page. Is there anyone 
> to keep the box left- or right- aligned on the page, but also have the lines 
> centered over the box?


sure

\newlength{\myLength}
\setlength{\myLength}{5cm}
\begin{minipage}{1.1\myLength}
\begin{center}\rule [1mm]{4.5cm}{.2mm}\\
\fbox{\parbox{\myLength}{%
Just some filler text to keep things interesting%
  }
}
\\\rule [-1.2mm]{4.5cm}{.2mm}\end{center}
\end{minipage}


Herbert



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