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CHAPTER 1 Exploring thE AutoCAD AnD AutoCAD lt intErfACE
3. In the Select File dialog box, open the Look In drop-down list and locate the Chapter 01
folder of the Mastering AutoCAD 2009 sample files. (You may need to explore the list to
find it.)
4. Move the arrow cursor to the clip.d w g file and click it. Notice that the clip.d w g filename
now appears in the File Name input box above the file list. The Preview box also now
shows a thumbnail image of the file. Be aware that files from older versions of AutoCAD
may not show a thumbnail.
5. Click the Open button at the bottom of the Select File dialog box. AutoCAD opens the
clip.d wg file, as shown in Figure 1.13.
The clip.d w g file opens to display a layout view of the drawing. A layout is a type of view
in which you lay out different views of your drawing in preparation for printing. You can tell
you are in a layout view by the white area over the gray background. This white area represents
your drawing on a printed page. This view is like a print preview.
Figure 1.12
The Select File
dialog box
Figure 1.13
The Layout1 view
of the clip.dwg file
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