Copying Text from Cell Data Field

Good afternoon.

Is it possible to take text from within a cell's data field and copy it exactly the way it looks into the rest of the .dgn?

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I have some text inside a data field.  I know its size because when I double click the text to change it it shows me the size.  However, when I place brand new text outside the cell with the same size and font, the text is always a little bit smaller.

The border cell I have is drawn 1:1, i.e. 11" by 17".  There is the weird Microstation deal where when I set the annotation scale to 1:1, it automatically changes to 1"=1'...and while I have no clue why that is...it all works as intended so I don't mess with that.

I have tried placing text outside the cell at the same size as in the data field with annotation turned on and off for the text, and that does not solve things.  Maybe the text inside the cell was typed at 1/8" size and then scaled up with the scale command.

It's a weird little thing that's been bugging me for a while.  Maybe someone here knows what is going on.