# \[solved\] Dimension labels on "Central"
**URL:** http://forum.qcad.org/t/solved-dimension-labels-on-central/7755
**Category:** QCAD Tips and Tutorials
**Created:** [December 16, 2022, 10:57pm UTC](http://forum.qcad.org/t/solved-dimension-labels-on-central/7755 "2022-12-16T22:57:54Z")
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### Author:  [@wynnjones](http://forum.qcad.org/u/wynnjones)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2022, 10:57pm UTC](http://forum.qcad.org/t/solved-dimension-labels-on-central/7755/1 "2022-12-16T22:57:54Z")
I am running QCAD Professional with Windows 10. I have a dwg which has some dimension labels positioned on “Central” and others positioned on “Above”. I prefer “Central”, but when I highlight those on “above” and open their Property Editors and select “Central”, the system appears to ignore this request. Also, if I clear the “Text above line” box in Dimension Preferences, no change happens. Also, if I select the whole dwg and clear “Text above line” again no change. Can you help me please? Happy days; Tim.
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### Author:  [@Husky](http://forum.qcad.org/u/Husky)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2022, 11:38pm UTC](http://forum.qcad.org/t/solved-dimension-labels-on-central/7755/2 "2022-12-16T23:38:50Z")
Hi wynnjones,
try “Remove Style Overwrites”, “Reset Label Position”
How: Select all dimensions (Selection Filter), and launch below Menu/Dimension those tools in that order. All dimension should then use the settings below Drawing Preferences / Dimension.
If that doesn’t solves the issue please indicate your QCAD version and attache the drawing or parts of the drawing (new drawing, copy/paste) which shows the same issue to your post. Thanks.
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### Author:  [@CVH](http://forum.qcad.org/u/CVH)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2022, 5:45am UTC](http://forum.qcad.org/t/solved-dimension-labels-on-central/7755/3 "2022-12-17T05:45:06Z")
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> Also, if I clear the “Text above line” box in Dimension Preferences, no change happens. Also, if I select the whole dwg and clear “Text above line” again no change.
Note that the Application Preferences are for new drawings.
When changed in the Drawing Preferences this would only work on dimension entities without style overrides.
And it is not related to a selection.
The drawing preferences for dimensions are further used for new dimension entities.
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> I prefer “Central”, but when I highlight those on “above” and open their Property Editors and select “Central”, the system appears to ignore this request.
Odd because this is how a dimension style is overridden for the selected dimension(s).
But I can replicate your issue when the ‘Text horizontal’ is overridden to ‘Yes’.
If this is the case then set it to ‘No’.
I can further replicate this with a centered text label by moving it, again the styles vertical positioning has no effect.
In that case reset the label position (DS) of the dimension in question.
As last I would try to remove the style overrides (DX) of the dimensions you want to alter.
The danger in selecting all dimensions and removing the style overrides (DX) is that you remove **all** style overrides of **all** kinds of dimensions.
In essence that is everything that is listed under ‘Style’ in the Property Editor.
Same goes for resetting label positions of **all** kinds of dimensions.
Regards,
CVH
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### Author:  [@Husky](http://forum.qcad.org/u/Husky)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2022, 7:23am UTC](http://forum.qcad.org/t/solved-dimension-labels-on-central/7755/4 "2022-12-17T07:23:42Z")
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> Thank you very much Huskey. the regen function was easy to use - labels on Centre is just a little fad of mine! Happy days, Tim