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Files Tab (Options Dialog Box)
Quick Reference
See also:
■ Set Up the Drawing Area
Lists the folders in which the program searches for support, driver, menu, and
other files. Also lists optional, user-defined settings such as which dictionary
to use for checking spelling.
Paths are searched in the order that they are listed in the Options dialog box.
If the same file exists in different folders, then the first instance found is used.
List of Options
The following options are displayed.
Browse
Displays the Browse for Folder or Select a File dialog box (a
standard file
selection dialog box
), in which you can specify a new location for the folder
or file selected in the list.
Support File Search Path
Specifies the folders in which the program should look for text fonts,
customization files, plug-ins, drawings to insert, linetypes, and hatch patterns
that are not in the current folder.
Working Support File Search Path
Displays the active directories that the program searches for support files
specific to your system. The list is read-only and displays valid paths from the
Support Files Search Path that exist within the current directory structure and
network mappings.
Device Driver File Search Path
Specifies the search path for device drivers for the video display, pointing
devices, printers, and plotters.
WARNING Do NOT remove DRV path and always add paths as secondary paths.
Project Files Search Path
Specifies a project name for the drawing. The project name corresponds to a
search path for external reference (xref) files associated with the project. You
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