AutoCAD 2011 And The "F1" Key

Most of you have come to associate this image with the F1 Key.


That should no longer be the case, now you can hit the F1 key with total ease all day without bringing up that dreaded Autocad "Help" menu. No longer are those precious seconds lost closing your browser. Now you can drink your coffee a few seconds longer, be on time to that cad meeting, or even get your timesheets done.

Isn't life good.

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Change Right-Click To A Shortcut Menu

One of the more frequently asked questions about AutoCAD 2011 is, "How do I change the right-click option to show shortcut menus?". By default, the standard right-click option is set for using right-click as "enter". If you would like to change this, you can access this option from AutoCAD by typing "options" (or "OP") and pushing the "enter" key on the command line. Once the options dialog is up, then follow the steps below.

1. Left-click on the "User Preferences" tab.
2. Left-click on the "Right-click Customization" button
3. In the "Edit Mode" area left-click on the "Shortcut Menu" radio button.
4. Left Click "Apply and Close"
5. Left-click the "Ok" button to close the dialog

Now the right-click button is set to bring up the shortcut menu.

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AutoCAD 2011 - Staus Bar Icons

If you want to change your status bar in AutoCAD 2011 from icons to text, follow these instructions.

1. Find the status bar icons at the bottom center of the AutoCAD screen.

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2. Right click on the status bar to bring up the menu options. Click on the "Use Icons" menu to either select or unselect this option.

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3. Now all of your status bar icons should be in text format.

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