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AutoCAD and Its Applications—Basics
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By default, the status bar provides notifi cations for certain AutoCAD processes, such
as plotting.
NOTE NOTE
Use the
Customization
fl yout to add tools to or hide tools from the status bar.
AutoCAD forms the status bar into two rows if not all of the status bar controls fi t
into a single row.
PROFESSIONAL TIP P R OFESSIONAL TIP
Right-click on a button or pick a fl yout on the status bar to view a shortcut menu
specifi c to the item. Picking options from a status bar shortcut menu is often the most
effi cient method of controlling drawing settings.
Exercise 1-8
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Complete the exercise on the companion website.
Dialog Boxes
You will see many dialog boxes during a drawing session, including those used
to create, save, and open fi les. Dialog boxes contain many of the same features found
in other interface items, such as icons, text, buttons, and fl youts. Figure 1-17 shows the
dialog box that appears when you use the
INSERT
command. The
Insert
dialog box
includes many common dialog box elements.
NOTE NOTE
A dialog box appears when you pick any menu selection or button displaying an
ellipsis (…).
dialog box: A
window-like item
that contains
various settings and
information.
Figure 1-17.
This dialog box
displays when
you issue the
INSERT
command.
Drop-down
list
Pick a button with an ellipsis (…)
to display another dialog box
Text
box
Check
box