Use Zoom Window command to zoom in on the lower right corner to add text. Use the Text command to add information about the drawing. To place text using CAD you need to specify four pieces of information:

1. The text itself (Just type in the text you want to place in the text box.)
2. Text size (Size 2 and Size 1 (smallest) are used below.)
3. Text location (Specify the lower left corner of the square that would enclose the first letter in the string.)
4. Text angle (All horizontal text has an Ang=0.)

The finished drawing will look like this:

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