AUTOCAD 2013 User Manual

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Switch Between Open Drawings

Switch between open drawings.

You can use one of the following methods to switch between open drawings:

■ On the menu bar, click the Window menu and choose a drawing from the

bottom of the menu.

■ In the Mac OS Dock, right-click the AutoCAD icon and choose a drawing

from the top of the menu.

■ In the Mac OS Dock, right side, click the thumbnail that represents the

open drawing.

■ On the status bar, click the Show Drawings & Layouts button. In the

QuickView dialog box, click the drawing thumbnail along the left side.

■ On the status bar, click the Drawings & Layouts pop-up menu and choose

a drawing from the top of the menu.

Switch Between Layouts in the Current Drawing

Switch between the model space and layouts in the current drawing.

You can use one of the following methods to switch between layouts in the

current drawing:

■ On the status bar, click the Show Drawings & Layouts button. In the

QuickView dialog box, click the layout thumbnail on the right side.

■ On the status bar, click the Drawings & Layouts pop-up menu and choose

a layout from the middle section of the menu.

■ At the Command prompt, enter ctab and press Enter. When prompted

for a new value, enter model or the name of a layout in the drawing and

press Enter.

Transfer Information between Open Drawings

You can easily transfer information between drawings that are open in a single

session.

When you open multiple drawings in a single session, you can

■ Reference other drawings.

■ Insert blocks between open drawings (CONTENT) command.

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