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Agenda

Working with Windows

Taskbar Thumbnail Previews

Middle-Click a Taskbar Icon

Jump Lists

Instant Search

Resize Program Windows with Snap

Tips & Tricks

Set by Layer

Searching with DesignCenter

Object Selection Problems

Time-Sensitive Right-Clicks

Incompatible DWT Files

Modify

Switch Between Trim & Extend

Select Multiple Grips

Quick Fillets

Scale by Reference

Multi-functional Grips

Text & Dimensions

Sub- and Superscripts

Change Text Case/Justification

Keyboard Shortcuts for Text Editing  Ctrl+Delete  Ctrl+Backspace  Alt+Backspace  Ctrl+Left/Right arrows  Ctrl+Home  Ctrl+End  Ctrl+Shift+U  Ctrl+Shift+L  Ctrl+Spacebar

Center Dimension Text

Select Individual Multileader Segments

Break Dimension Lines

Interface

Input History Mode

Status Bar: Icons or Text?

Add Items to the Quick Access Toolbar

Reset or Restore a CUI File

Blocks

Edit Attributes in Multiple Block Instances

Preset Dynamic Block Properties

Quickly Close the Enhanced Attribute Editor  Ctrl+Enter

Lock Attribute Position in Blocks

Full Editor for Multiline Attributes

Layers

Copy Layer Table to Excel

Get Rid of Unwanted Layers  Delete button in the Layer Manager  Purge  Layer Delete  Layer Merge

Layer Freeze Settings

Columns in the Layer Manager

Plotting

Display Plot Styles in Layouts

Plot Stamp from Fields

Automatic Publish

Publish Selected Layouts

Views

Switch between Viewports

Pan vs. Orbit  Shift then wheel click = 3D Orbit  Wheel click then Shift = Orthogonal Pan

Tables

Line Break in Table

Auto-Fill Table Data

Detach Data Link from Table

External References

Clip External References

Control Frame Visibility

Edit Xref Path

Just for Fun

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