Datasheet

UNDERSTANDING THE AUTOCAD WINDOW

Working with Flyouts

Earlier, you saw how cascading menus in the menu bar provide a set of additional options that

expand from an option in an open menu. A toolbar flyout works in a similar way, but instead of

menu options, you get an additional set of tools that “fly out” of the toolbar. And just like cas-

cading menus, a toolbar flyout shows a small triangular arrow in the lower-right corner of the

tool icon. Try the following to see firsthand how flyouts work.

1. Move the cursor to the Zoom Window tool in the Standard toolbar. Click and hold the left

mouse button to display the flyout. Don’t release the mouse button.

2. Still holding down the left mouse button, move the cursor over the flyout; notice that the tool

tips appear here as well. Also, notice the description in the status bar.

3. Move the cursor to the Zoom Window tool at the top of the flyout and release the mouse

button.

4. You don’t need to use this tool yet, so press the Esc key to cancel this tool.

As you can see from this exercise, you get a lot of feedback from AutoCAD!

Moving the Toolbars

Another toolbar feature is its ability to be positioned anywhere on the screen. If you don’t like the

location of a toolbar, you can move it to another location. Try the following exercise to move the

Standard toolbar away from its docked position.

1. Move the arrow cursor so that it points to the vertical bars, called grab bars, to the far left of

the Standard toolbar, as shown here:

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