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Click the downward-facing arrow in the lower-right corner of the status bar to open the
status-bar menu. Turn off any buttons you can live without. These buttons will disappear
from the status bar.
Finally, the button adjacent to the status-bar menu is the
clean-screen toggle. Click it or press Ctrl+0 (if you aren’t on
AutoCAD 2007) to experience minimum clutter. AutoCAD is
maximized, and all palettes and toolbars disappear. Anchored
dockable windows are still usable in this mode. Clean-screen
mode gives the drawing window center stage and is most useful
in presentations. Many people find it difficult to work for any
length of time without palettes and toolbars, so toggle out by
pressing Ctrl+0 again.
Anchor Dockable Windows
The ability to anchor dockable windows (also known at times as floating palettes) is one of
the best new features in AutoCAD 2007. In case you haven’t noticed, there has been a prolif-
eration of dockable windows in recent AutoCAD releases. These include the following:
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Advanced Settings Dialog
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Command Line
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Dashboard
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dbConnect Manager
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Design Center
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External References
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Info Palette
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Lights In Model
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Materials
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Markup Set Manager
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Properties
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Quick Calculator
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Sheet Set Manager
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Sun Properties
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Tool Pa lettes
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Visual Style Manager
Organizing the Interface
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