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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.