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AutoCAD and Its Applications—Basics
left side of the application status bar, shows the location, or coordinates, of the cross-
hairs in drawing space. Status toggle buttons appear next to the coordinate display
fi eld. Status toggle buttons appear as icons by default. To change the display from fi
icons to names, right-click on any status toggle button and deselect
Use
Icons.
The items on the right side of the application status bar control windows and the
drawing environment, activate commands, and adjust annotation scaling. This area
also includes a notifi tray that identifies fication the status of and provides notificationsfi fi
for some AutoCAD commands and processes.
NOTE N O T OT OT TE
Right-click on the application status bar, away from the coordinate
display field or a button, or pick the fi
Application Status Bar Menu
fl yout fl fl
to access options for modifying the display of the application status
bar. Uncheck an item on the list to hide the item from the status bar.
Drawing Status Bar
Select the
Drawing Status Bar
option from the application status bar shortcut menu
or check the
Display Drawing status bar
check box in the
Display
tab of the
Options
dialog box to display a separate drawing status bar under the drawing window. The
annotation scaling commands and the notification tray move from the application fi
status bar to the drawing status bar. A
Drawing Status Bar Menu
flyout also appears. fl
See Figure 1-17. Drawing status bar settings are unique to each open file. 7 7 fi
PROFESSIONAL S TIP P P P R O R O F FE S SS O N N A A L T I O NA NA AL T P P P TI P
Right-click on the coordinate display field or a button in the application fi
or drawing status bar to view a shortcut menu specific to the item. fi
Picking options from a status bar shortcut menu is often the most
efficient method of controlling drawing settings. fi
Exercise 1-8
Complete the exercise on the companion website.
www.g-wlearning.com/CAD
status toggle
buttons: Buttons
that toggle drawing
aids and commands
on and off.
Figure 1-17.
The drawing status bar, when displayed, is specific to the current file. Each open file has its
own drawing status bar.
Drawing status bar g
Annotative object tools
move to drawing status bar
Application status bar
Drawing
Status Bar
Menu
flyout