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Part I: Introducing SolidWorks Basics
FIGURE 1.2
The Welcome to SolidWorks screen
Using Quick Tips
The Quick Tips setting enables balloons with tips to help you get started with several tasks. For exam-
ple, the first Quick Tip you see may be the one shown in Figure 1.3. When you begin to create your
first document in SolidWorks, a Quick Tip helps guide you on your way.
FIGURE 1.3
The SolidWorks Document Quick Tip
As you continue working, Quick Tips displays a box, shown in Figure 1.4, at the lower-right corner of
the Graphics Window that offers context-sensitive help messages. As you work with the software,
these messages change to remain relevant to what you are doing.
You can turn Quick Tips on or off by clicking the small square on the Status Bar in the lower-right cor-
ner, as shown in Figure 1.5. You can turn the Status Bar on or off in the View menu; however, the
Status Bar serves many useful purposes for all users, so I recommend you leave it active. You can also
turn Quick Tips off in the Help menu by deselecting Quick Tips. The on/off setting is document-type
sensitive, so if you deselected Quick Tips off in part mode, you will need to do it again for assemblies
and drawings, as well. Quick Tips are a great way to get going or to get a little refresher if it has been a
while since you last saw the software.
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