Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ How to anchor a box to place text in it

[Phooey]

Could someone kindly explain to me how the coordinates in this code works?

I am using this:

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\begin{tikzpicture}
	\draw (-3,0) rectangle (4,2) 
	 node at (0, 1.5){UWE registration number};
	\draw (4.25, 0) rectangle (7,2) 
	 node at (5.5, 1.5){Mark \%}; 
\end{tikzpicture}

This giving me two boxes side by side with the text in and is correctly placed.

I need another larger box directly underneath

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\begin{tikzpicture}
	\draw (-3,0) rectangle (7,12) 
	 node at (0, 1.5){lots ox text required in here};
\end{tikzpicture}

The box appears correctly until I try to place the text into it. Then the box moves all over the place. It is a lot of text and with every line I get a complete movement of the box.

If I could understand how to anchor the box while placing the text I think it would help.

Cheers

[Phooey]

I've just discovered \fbox{}

That might solve the immediate problem.