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Chapter 1 ✦ Starting to Draw
15. Click the Line command on the tool palette. Move the mouse so that the cursor is in
the drawing area. Pick two different points and press Enter.
16. Leave the drawing on your screen and read on to the next exercise to save the drawing.
You should now have four lines on the screen. You can see how the interface offers several
ways to work. You can use the method that suits you best.
Saving a Drawing
Saving a drawing is similar to saving any other file in Windows. You should get in the habit of
saving your work every 10 to 15 minutes to avoid losing your work in case the software or
your computer system crashes.
Saving a drawing for the first time is different from saving it subsequently because you have
to name the drawing the first time you save it.
To save a drawing, click Save on the Standard toolbar. If you’re saving a drawing for the
first time, the Save Drawing As dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 1-7.
Figure 1-7: The Save Drawing As dialog box.
Down the left side of the dialog box are several buttons to help you find a location to save
drawings more quickly. Together, these buttons are called the Places list. Use the Places list as
follows:
✦ History lists shortcuts to recently used drawings.
✦ My Documents lists drawings and folders in the
My Documents folder. Some people
store files in this folder. (Your system may call this the
Personal folder.)
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