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Part I ✦ AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT Basics
✦ Favorites lists files and folders in the C:\Documents and Settings\[login name]\
Favorites folder. (This is the location in Windows XP; it may be different on your com-
puter.) You may have an
Autodesk subfolder; if so, double-click the Autodesk subfolder
to save a drawing there. Usually, this folder contains only shortcuts to files saved else-
where. To put a shortcut to an already saved drawing in Favorites, choose File ➪ Save As
and click the Tools drop-down list; then click Add to Favorites. You can later open the
file from the
Favorites folder.
✦ Desktop shows drawings on your desktop. Some of the Windows icons also appear on
this list.
✦ FTP switches you to the FTP locations folder, where you can find an FTP location that
you have set up, as explained in the following discussion of the Tools drop-down list.
✦ Buzzsaw sends you to
www.buzzsaw.com, the Autodesk business-to-business portal for
the building design and construction industry. You can set up a new account or access
existing projects.
Conveniently, you can reorder the buttons in the Places list. Just drag any button to a new
location.
Of course, you can also choose a location from the Save In drop-down list to which you want
to save the file. To save a file, type a filename in the File Name text box and click Save to save
the file.
Use the Views drop-down list of the dialog box to specify how you want to display files in this
dialog box. List just displays the name; Details adds the file size, type, and date modified;
Thumbnails and Preview add a preview image of the drawing.
Use the Tools drop-down list of the dialog box to do the following:
✦ Add or Modify FTP Locations: FTP sites are locations on the Internet for transferring
files. To add or modify FTP locations, choose Tools ➪ Add/Modify FTP Locations from
the menu of the Save Drawing As dialog box. You need to list the name of the FTP site,
choose a logon type (Anonymous or User), and specify your user name and password if
you’re logging on as a User. You can then save drawings (called uploading) to FTP loca-
tions by clicking the Save In drop-down list and choosing FTP Locations. This feature
makes an intranet or any server with FTP capability as accessible as your own com-
puter system.
✦ Add Current Folder to Places: If you save to a specific folder often, you can navigate to
that folder and then choose Tools ➪ Add Current Folder to Places. The Places Bar then
displays a new button for that folder so that you can easily click the button to go
straight to the folder.
✦ Add to Favorites: When you have navigated to a folder, you can add it to the
Favorites folder by choosing Tools ➪ Add to Favorites. You can also select a file in a
folder and add it to the
Favorites folder.
✦ Options: The Options dialog box opens, where you can specify certain settings relating
to saving drawings.
✦ Security Options: Choose this setting to set a password or attach a digital signature. I
discuss these features in Chapter 26.
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