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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
30 | Chapter 2 Menus, Toolbars and Tool Palettes
■ On a toolbar or palette
■ On the Model or layout tabs
■ On the status bar or the status bar buttons
Shortcut menus typically include options to
■ Repeat the last command entered
■ Cancel the current command
■ Cut and copy to the Clipboard and paste from the Clipboard
■ Select a different command option
■ Display a dialog box, such as Options or Customize
■ Undo the last command entered
If text has been entered on the command line, right-clicking automatically
executes the text as a command without displaying the shortcut menu.
You can customize right-click behavior to be time-sensitive, so that a quick
right-click acts the same as pressing
ENTER, and a longer right-click displays
a shortcut menu.
Shortcut menus can be customized by changing the acad.mnu file.
See Also
“Create Shortcut Menus” in the Customization Guide
To display a shortcut menu
1 At the Command prompt, move the cursor over an area, feature, or icon.
2 Right-click your mouse, or press the equivalent button on your pointing
device.
A shortcut menu relevant to the cursor location is displayed. If one or
more objects are selected when you right-click in the drawing area, an
editing-oriented shortcut menu is displayed. You can also display a short-
cut menu during
PAN or ZOOM.
To turn off shortcut menus in the drawing area
1 From the Tools menu, choose Options.
2 In the Options dialog box, choose the User Preferences tab.
3 Under Windows Standard Behavior, clear Shortcut Menus in Drawing
Area.
4 To control Default, Edit, and Command shortcut menus individually,
select Shortcut Menus in Drawing Area, and then choose Right-Click
Customization.