Datasheet

6. Turn off the Drawing Status Bar setting.
Click the button to the right of the Layout button named Additional Layouts to
display a list of all the layouts in the drawing.
Press Ctrl+Page Up to navigate to the previous layout or Ctrl+Page Down to navi-
gate to the next layout in the drawing.
Command Line window
The Command Line window by default is displayed between the drawing window and
the status bar area. If you don’t like its position, you can dock it above or along the left
or right side of the drawing window. The Command Line window plays a key role in
inputting commands, options, and values to create and modify objects; it also displays
command prompts and messages to let you know what AutoCAD is waiting for.
If you want to gain additional room in the AutoCAD application window, you can close
the Command Line window. Press Ctrl+9 to toggle the display of the Command Line
window on and off. When the Command Line window is hidden, command prompts
and options are displayed in dynamic tooltips. Press F12 to toggle the display of
dynamic tooltips. For more information on dynamic input, see the “Dynamic input”
section later in this chapter.
Text window
The Text window displays a running history of the commands and options that you
previously entered in the Command Line window or at the dynamic input tooltip. You
won’t need the Text window very often, but if you need to see what you did a few com-
mands ago, press F2 to bring up the Text window.
Status bar
The status bar allows you to quickly access drafting settings and other settings that are
used for some of the features. Most of the settings on the status bar allow you to toggle
drafting settings on or off without opening a dialog box or remembering a shortcut key
combination. Also, you can right-click most buttons to access options that allow you to
change the behavior of the drafting settings.
Layout tab
(most recent layout)
Model tab Additional layouts
Figure 1-4:
AutoCAD
status bar
with Model
and Layout
buttons
displayed.
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