User`s guide

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Contents
Introduction ....................................................................................................... ix
Chapter 1: Taking the AutoCAD Tour ................................................................. 1
Lesson: Navigating the Working Environment .................................................... 2
Setting the Workspace .............................................................................. 3
Keyboard Input .......................................................................................... 7
User Interface Layout ................................................................................ 8
About Shortcut Menus ............................................................................ 14
More AutoCAD-Specific Interface Tools .................................................. 15
Lesson: Working with Files ................................................................................ 22
Working with Files .................................................................................. 22
Lesson: Displaying Objects ................................................................................ 26
Display Tools ............................................................................................ 27
Pan .......................................................................................................... 27
Zoom Realtime ........................................................................................ 30
Zoom Command Options ........................................................................ 32
Wheel Mouse Features ........................................................................... 34
Regen ....................................................................................................... 35
Exercise: Zoom and Pan in the Drawing .................................................. 36
Exercise: Hands-On Tour ......................................................................... 38
Chapter Summary ............................................................................................. 41
Chapter 2: Creating Basic Drawings ................................................................. 43
Lesson: Inputting Data ...................................................................................... 45
About the Command Line ....................................................................... 46
About the Coordinate System ................................................................. 47
About Dynamic Input .............................................................................. 50
Using the Dynamic Input Interface ......................................................... 53
Using Direct Distance Entry .................................................................... 58
Exercise: Input Data ................................................................................ 62