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format. If you find a specific topic or entry of interest, you can flag it as a favorite,
which allows you to easily go back to the topic at a later date.
Exercise 1-10: Searching for Information Using InfoCenter
Practice searching for information in AutoCAD using the InfoCenter.
1. Click in the Search field and enter create 3D box.
2. Press Enter to start the search.
3. Position the cursor over the Create a Solid Box entry and click the star to the
right of the link.
The link is now marked as a favorite.
4. Click the Favorites button located on the right-side of the InfoCenter (refer to
Figure 1-7) and click the link that you added.
AutoCAD’s Online Help system launches and displays the topic.
5. Close the Online Help system and click the Communication Center.
Browse through the topics shown. (The information is pulled from a number of
different resources.) You can add your favorite RSS feeds to InfoCenter, which
AutoCAD searches when you use the Search field of InfoCenter.
6. Click the down arrow to the right of the InfoCenter Search button, and choose
Search Settings from the shortcut menu.
7. In the InfoCenter Settings dialog box, select RSS Feeds from the left pane, and
click New.
8. In the Add RSS Feed dialog box, enter http://hyperpics.blogs.com/beyond_
the_ui/index.rdf
in the Enter a Location text box and then click Add.
InfoCenter Search field
Expand/collapse
section
Link favorite
toggle
Search button
Communication center
Favorites
Figure 1-7:
InfoCenter
helps you to
find out
more about
AutoCAD.
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