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The Menu Bar
Menus are available from the menu bar at the top of the AutoCAD drawing
area. You can choose menu options in the following ways:
Click the menu name to display a list of options. Click the option to
choose it, or press
DOWN ARROW to move down the list and then press
ENTER.
Press ALT and then enter the underlined letter in the menu name. For
example, to open a new drawing, press
ALT and press F to open the File
menu. Then press
ENTER to choose the highlighted option New.
The default menu file is acad.mnu. You can specify a different menu (for
example, a menu you have customized) in the Options dialog box, Files tab.
See Also
“Create Pull-Down and Shortcut Menus” in the Customization Guide
To use a menu
Choose one of the following methods:
On the menu bar, click a menu name to display a list of options. On the
menu, either click an option or use the
DOWN ARROW to move down the
list, and then press
ENTER.
Press ALT and press the underlined letter in the menu name. Then press
the underlined letter in the option name. For example, to open a new
drawing, press
ALT and press F to open the File menu. Then press N for
New.
Shortcut Menus
Shortcut menus give you quick access to commands relevant to your current
activity. You can display different shortcut menus when you right-click
different areas of the screen, including
Within the drawing area with one or more objects selected
Within the drawing area without any objects selected
Within the drawing area during a command
Within the text and command windows
Within areas and on icons in DesignCenter
Within areas and on text in the Multiline Text Editor