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To control Active Assistance settings
1 Right-click in the Active Assistance window.
2 Choose Settings from the shortcut menu.
3 In the Active Assistance Settings dialog box, use the Show on Start check
box to determine whether you want Active Assistance to start automati-
cally when you start AutoCAD.
■ Selecting Show on Start causes Active Assistance to start automatically.
■ Clearing Show on Start causes Active Assistance to start in an alterna-
tive manner. Select an alternative in the next step.
4 In the Active Assistance Settings dialog box, under Activation, select one
of these options to determine when you get Help from Active Assistance:
■ All commands. Active Assistance starts when you begin a command.
■ New and enhanced commands. Active Assistance starts when you
begin a command that is new or changed in this version of AutoCAD.
■ Dialogs only. Active Assistance starts when a dialog box is displayed.
■ On demand. Active Assistance starts when you choose Active Assis-
tance from the Help menu or enter
ASSIST on the command line.
5 Choose OK to close the Active Assistance Settings dialog box.
Note If you close Active Assistance, double-clicking the Active Assistance icon,
which is usually located in the system tray in the lower-right corner of your
screen, reopens the window.
To print Active Assistance information
1 Display the information you want to print in the Active Assistance
window.
2 Right-click in the Active Assistance window.
3 Choose Print from the shortcut menu.
4 In the Print dialog box, choose OK.
To disable Active Assistance
1 Right-click the Assist icon located in your system tray in the bottom right-
hand corner of your display.
2 Choose Exit.