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FIGURE 1.13: The cue card for the Copy tool
6. Click the Modify panel’s title bar to expand the panels and expose all
of the Modify tools.
7. Often, you may find yourself returning to the same tool on an expanded
Ribbon panel. When that happens, you can pin the panel open by click-
ing the pushpin-shaped button in the bottom-right corner. When the
panel is pinned open, it remains open even when the cursor is not hov-
ering over it.
8. Click the button again to unpin the panel and then move the cursor
off the panel to collapse it.
Customizing the Ribbon
You can customize each panel of the Ribbon, and you can build your own custom
tabs and panels to display only the buttons you use frequently. You can even design
your own buttons for commands that aren’t already represented by buttons on the
toolbars. These activities are for more advanced users, however, and aren’t covered
in this book. To find out more about how to customize toolbars, see Mastering
AutoCAD 2009 and AutoCAD LT 2009 by George Omura (Wiley, 2008).
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