2. Click
![](../detail/images/skt_tb_select.png)
for any reference on an entity or surface, or
![](../detail/images/skamp_midpnt.png)
for midpoint of an edge or an entity as a reference, on the
Select Reference dialog box.
◦ ![](../detail/images/free_pnt.png)
— Places the note at the free point that you select on the drawing.
◦ ![](../detail/images/absolute_coordinate.png)
— Places the note at the absolute coordinates defined by the X and Y values with reference to the drawing origin. Click
OK on the
Select Point dialog box to confirm the X and Y values for the coordinates.
◦ ![](../detail/images/snap_to.png)
— Places the note on the drawing object that you select.
◦ ![](../detail/images/snap_vert.png)
— Places the note on the vertex that you select.
The origin of the note text box is placed at the location that you select.