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STEPS: Closing Your Drawing and Exiting AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT
1. Your drawing should still be on your screen. Choose File ➪ Close. You now see a gray screen with
no drawing. (Repeat this process if you have other drawings open. Save or cancel the changes to
these extra open drawings as you like.)
2. Click the Close button in the upper-right corner to exit AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT. The program
closes immediately.
Summary
In Chapter 1, I explained how to start AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT and create a new drawing. I gave you a
tour of the screen and explained how to save a drawing. This chapter provides the basis for all your work in
AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT.
In this chapter, you learned the following:
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A brief history of AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT
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Some of the different disciplines that use AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT
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How to start AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT
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How to start a new drawing
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The user interface and its various sections, including the drawing area, the UCS icon, the
crosshairs, the menus and toolbars, the command line, and the status bar
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How to start a command from a toolbar
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How to start a command from the command line
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How to start a command from the menu
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How to start a command from the Dashboard
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How to draw lines
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Several ways to pick points on the screen to specify coordinates
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How to save a drawing for the first time
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How to close a drawing
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How to exit AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT
You may have several questions at this point, but “well begun is half done.” The next chapter explains all
the ways to start a new drawing as well as how to open an existing drawing.
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