Cmd-4 turns the Layers palette on and off
Cmd-5 turns the Properties Inspector on and off
Cmd-6 turns the Status bar on and off
Cmd-7 turns the Reference Manager palette on and off
Cmd-0 turns all palettes and bars on and off
You can dock palettes by dragging them to the edge of your screen until a
blue line appears, and then dropping them into place. You can also undock
them by dragging and dropping.
The Menu Bar
The menu bar contains common commands organized into logical categories.
Use the menu bar when learning the product, or browsing for a command.
Many, but not all commands are accessible from the menu bar. Less commonly
used commands can be entered at the Command prompt. All available
commands are listed in the Help system under Command Reference.
The Tool Sets Palette
The Tool Sets palette provides efficient access to AutoCAD commands.
Tool flyouts
Tool groups
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