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Setting Options
You can change many settings that affect the work environment, how the
program starts up, whether users must log in, and settings for your current
drawings, data sources, and more.
See also:
Setting Raster Image Options (page 249)
Setting Data Source Options for Drawings (page 235)
Setting AutoCAD Options (look up interface options, setting in the help
index)
To use the AutoCAD Map Options dialog box (page 218)
To set Task Pane options (page 221)
To hide or display the Task Pane at startup (page 221)
To hide or display the Task Pane within your current session (page 221)
To refresh Map Explorer (page 221)
To adjust the transparency of the Task Pane (page 222)
To set drawing options (page 225)
To set multi-user options (page 227)
To set system options (page 229)
To specify coordinate system options (page 231)
To specify coordinate tracker options (page 232)
To set coordinate geometry options (page 234)
To change the azimuth bearing quickly (page 234)
To set data source options (page 236)
To change the expert setting (page 236)
To change the default data link file directory (page 236)
To set Data View options (page 238)
To specify Feature Edit Options (page 240)
To set metadata options (page 241)
To associate database versions with files extensions (page 243)
To set query options (page 245)
To have hatch created by property alteration be associative (page 247)
To set AutoCAD Map 3D options (page 249)
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