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Part I: Introducing AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT Basics
Tip
You can lock the position of Ribbon panels (if they’re not docked), toolbars, and windows (palettes). On the right
side of the status bar, at the bottom of the screen, is a Lock icon. Click this icon to open a menu allowing you to
individually lock specific window, panel, or toolbar components. You can also choose the All option and lock or
unlock everything. Locking these interface components prevents you from moving them inadvertently.
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Using the Application menu
When you click the Application Button, the Application menu opens, giving you access to file-related
commands, as shown in Figure 1.3.
Tip
You can display the menu bar along with the Ribbon. Type menubar ↵ on the command line, and then enter 1 ↵.
To hide the menu bar, enter 0 ↵. Alternatively, you can click the down arrow at the right end of the Quick Access
Toolbar, and choose Show Menu Bar. Choose Hide Menu Bar to hide it.
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FIGURE 1.3
The Application Button offers file-related commands, recently opened drawings, access to other open drawings, and
a Search box.
When you open the Application menu, you can type a search term in the Search text box to find a
command. On the right, you see a list of drawings that you opened recently. At the top of the list of
drawings, you can click a drop-down arrow to choose to display them alphabetically (ordered list), by
date, or by type. To the right, you can click a drop-down arrow to display the drawings as icons, or as
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