Chapter 1 Introduction to AutoCAD
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Exercise 1-5
Complete the exercise on the companion website.
www.g-wlearning.com/CAD
Quick Access Toolbar
Toolbars contain tool buttons. Each tool button includes an icon that represents
an AutoCAD command or option. As you move the cursor over a tool button, the
button highlights and may display a border and tooltip. Use the tooltip to become
familiar with the command. Select a tool button to activate the associated command.
Some tool buttons include flyouts. Select a flyout fl and then pick from the list to activate fl
the command.
The default
Quick Access
toolbar appears on the title bar in the upper-left corner of
the AutoCAD window, to the right of the
Application Menu
button. See Figure 1-11. The
Quick Access
toolbar provides fast, convenient access to several common commands.
One or two picks activate a command from the
Quick Access
toolbar. Most other inter-
face items require two or more picks to activate a command.
When a drawing is open and the default
Drafting & Annotation
workspace is active,
the
Quick Access
toolbar contains the New,
w
Open, Save,
Save
As…, Plot, Undo, and
Redo
buttons and the
Workspace
fl yout. When no drawings are open, the fl New,
w
Open,
and
Sheet Set Manager
buttons display. The
Quick Access
toolbar is customizable by
adding, removing, and relocating tool buttons. To make basic adjustments, pick the
Customize Quick Access Toolbar
fl yout on the right side of the toolbar. fl
A command or option accessible from the
Quick Access
toolbar appears as a
graphic in the margin of this textbook. The graphic represents the process of picking
a
Quick Access
toolbar button from the toolbar or flyout. The example shown in this fl
margin illustrates picking the
Redo
button to access the
REDO
command.
toolbars: Interface
items that contain
tool buttons or drop-
down lists.
tool buttons:
Interface items used
to start commands.
REDO
Quick Access
Redo
Figure 1-11.
Use the
Quick
Access
toolbar to
access commonly
used commands.
Pick a button
to activate the
corresponding
command or pick
a flyout to access
related or alternative
commands.
Pick to display
a flyout
Pick to display options for
customizing the
Quick Access
toolbar
Default Toolbar When
a Drawing Is Open
Default Toolbar When
No Drawing Is Open