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■ Quick Reference — The commands you need for this task, and where to

find them on the menus and toolbars.

Use the tabs in the left pane to find information:

The Contents groups topics by subject. Browse by selecting and

expanding topics. If you use the Index or Search tabs to find a

topic, the Contents tab updates to show you where that topic is.

Contents

Both AutoCAD Map 3D and AutoCAD Help topics are listed in the

Contents.

In the alphabetical list of keywords, look up the name of a feature,

command, or operation, or an action you want the program to

perform.

Index

You can look up topics for both AutoCAD Map 3D and AutoCAD.

Create your own list of favorite topics. To add a topic to the list,

open the Favorites tab and click Add.

Favorites

Find information using a question phrased in everyday language.

The search ranks resulting topics by relevance.

NOTE Search technology varies by language version of the product.

The Search tab provides either the traditional Microsoft

that locates keywords and exact phrases, or a natural-language

search that analyzes phrases or questions.

Using the Tutorials

Try the tutorials to get started or to learn advanced functionality in AutoCAD

Map 3D. Click Help ➤ Learning Resources ➤ Tutorials.

Getting Help with AutoCAD

AutoCAD Map 3D includes the complete functionality of AutoCAD, including

all the AutoCAD commands and system variables. Help for the two programs

is integrated into a single Help file. For help with AutoCAD commands, search

for the command name in the Help.

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