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40 | Chapter 3 The Command Window
Press SHIFT with a key to highlight text. For example, press SHIFT+HOME in
the text window to highlight all text from the cursor location to the begin-
ning of the line.
To copy all the text in the text window to the Clipboard, use the
COPYHIST
command.
See Also
“Dock and Resize the Command Window” on page 42
To display the text window
■ From within the drawing area, press F2.
The text window is displayed in front of the AutoCAD drawing area.
Command line
TEXTSCR
To close the text window
■ From within the text window, press F2.
The text window is closed. You can also close the text window using the stan-
dard Windows controls.
Command line
GRAPHSCR
To copy text from the text window to the command line
1 If the text window is not displayed, press
F2 to display it.
2 Select the text you want to copy.
3 Right-click in the command window or text window and choose Paste to
Command Line.
AutoCAD copies the text to the Clipboard and pastes it on the command
line. After you press ENTER, AutoCAD executes the commands in
sequence, like a script. You can also use
CTRL+C and CTRL+V to copy and
paste text.