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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Chapter 1 - Find the Information You Need
- Part 1 - The User Interface
- Part 2 - Start, Organize, and Save a Drawing
- Part 3 - Control the Drawing Views
- Part 4 - Create and Modify Objects
- Chapter 14 - Control the Properties of Objects
- Chapter 15 - Use Precision Tools
- Chapter 16 - Draw Geometric Objects
- Chapter 17 - Change Existing Objects
- Part 5 - Hatches, Notes, and Dimensions
- Chapter 18 - Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Chapter 19 - Notes and Labels
- Chapter 20 - Dimensions and Tolerances
- Part 6 - Create Layouts and Plot Drawings
- Chapter 21 - Create Layouts
- Chapter 22 - Plot Drawings
- Part 7 - Share Data Between Drawings and Applications
- Chapter 23 - Reference Other Drawing Files (Xrefs)
- Chapter 24 - Link and Embed Data (OLE)
- Chapter 25 - Work with Data in Other Formats
- Chapter 26 - Access External Databases
- Overview of Using AutoCAD with External Databases
- Access a Database from Within AutoCAD
- Link Database Records to Graphical Objects
- Use Labels to Display Database Information in the Drawing
- Use Queries to Filter Database Information
- Share Link and Label Templates and Queries with Other Users
- Work with Links in Files from Earlier Releases
- Part 8 - Work with Other People and Organizations
- Chapter 27 - Protect and Sign Drawings
- Chapter 28 - Use the Internet to Share Drawings
- Chapter 29 - Insert and View Markups
- Chapter 30 - Publish Drawing Sets
- Part 9 - Create Realistic Images and Graphics
- Glossary
- Index
4 | Chapter 1 Find the Information You Need
Ask Me Tab
■ Allows you to find information using a question phrased in everyday
language.
■ Displays a ranked list of topics that correspond to the word or phrase
entered in the question field.
■ Provides a "Search the Web" link that sends a query to a search engine on
the Web.
To start Help
■ On the Help menu, click Help or Developer Help.
Note You can press F1 at the Command prompt, in a dialog box, or at a
prompt within a command to display Help information.
To use the Help Contents
1 If necessary, choose the Show button to display the left pane of the Help
window. Then choose the Contents tab to display Help Contents.
2 To expand the Help Contents list, use one of these methods:
■ Double-click a closed-book icon or click the + icon next to it.
■ Right-click in Help Contents and choose Open All.
3 To close the Help Contents list, use one of these methods:
■ Double-click an open-book icon or click the - icon next to it.
■ Right-click in Help Contents and choose Close All.
4 To view a topic, use one of these methods:
■ In Help Contents, click the topic.
■ Click any blue underlined text in a topic.
To use Favorites for storage and retrieval of Help topics
1 In the right pane of the Help window, display the topic that you want to
store.
2 Click the Favorites tab, and then click Add.
3 Do one of the following:
■ To redisplay the topic, select it in the Topics list and click Display.
■ To remove the topic from Favorites, select it in the Topics list and click
Remove.