# Use Dimension Styles [GstarCAD 2022](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2022/Index.md) → [User Guide](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2022/User%20Guide/(User%20Guide).md) → [Dimensions](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2022/User%20Guide/Dimensions/(Dimensions).md) You can control the appearance of dimensions by modifying dimension styles. These settings in dimension styles can be stored for convenience and to help maintain dimensioning standards. [Overview of Dimension Styles](Use%20Dimension%20Styles/Overview%20of%20Dimension%20Styles--0279514b8c8a.md) The appearance of dimensions is controlled by a dimension style, which is a named collection of dimension settings. [Control Dimension Geometry](Use%20Dimension%20Styles/Control%20Dimension%20Geometry--070f9306a98e.md) You can control the appearance of dimension lines, extension lines, arrowheads, and center marks. [Control Dimension Text](Use%20Dimension%20Styles/Control%20Dimension%20Text--aaf60a1bedc2.md) You can control the placement of dimension text, arrowheads, and leader lines relative to the dimension and extension lines. [Control Dimension Values](Use%20Dimension%20Styles/Control%20Dimension%20Values--6d05d0fb5384.md) The numeric values displayed in dimensions can appear in several formats. You can also control how numeric distances are represented.