Tip of the Week Archive 2004

12/27/04 - Reviewing the AutoCAD Express tools. 12/20/04 - Using the Draworder commands. 12/13/04 - Adding a recently used dialogue box to the start of AutoCAD. 12/06/04 - How to remove the scroll bars in the AutoCAD interface. 11/29/04 - How to show more than one drawing file in the Windows Taskbar. 11/22/04 - Setting the right-click properties for your mouse behavior in AutoCAD. 11/15/04 - How to stop the Plot pop-up from popping up in AutoCAD 2005 products. 11/08/04 - Setting up Template files for printing and using with the Qnew command. 11/01/04 - How to fit four viewports to the printable area of a layout tab. 10/27/04 - Getting a viewport to fit the printable area of a layout tab perfectly. 10/18/04 - How to use the Last and Previous options at the select objects prompt. 10/11/04 - Where to find serial numbers and license agreements. 10/04/04 - How to redefine blocks from files on your hard drive. 09/27/04 - How to access the AS504 manual from PCAD. 09/20/04 - Why the UCS changes with a change of view in AutoCAD 2004 products. 09/13/04 - How to show the underlines in menu items for keyboard entry. 09/06/04 - The AutoCAD Export command. 08/30/04 - Warnings for applying the Security update patch for Windows XP. 08/23/04 - Better looking display of 3D objects in hidden mode. 08/16/04 - Tips on using linetype scale correctly. 08/09/04 - Hidden Easter egg in the PostalCAD Library Manager. 08/02/04 - How to import and clip away the background from images. 07/26/04 - Discovering the MVSETUP command. 07/19/04 - How to divide the Model tab into multiple viewports. 07/12/04 - The AutoCAD Align tool discovered. 07/05/04 - Making the UCS icon look better for recognition. 06/28/04 - Hidden command line option for 3-Point UCS. 06/21/04 - Using 2D blocks as place holders for 3D. 06/14/04 - Polyline tricks for 3D work. 06/07/04 - Important PostalCAD directories for making PCAD work. 05/31/04 - Quickly save views in PostalCAD 2004. 04/26/04 - Space Management tricks using the Boundary Poly command. 04/19/04 - Double-click tips for toolbars. 04/12/04 - File management utilities in PostalCAD and DOS. 04/05/04 - Tips for your internet browsers. 03/29/04 - Hidden Easter egg in AutoCAD 2004. 03/22/04 - How to turn off unused polyline prompts in AutoCAD. 03/15/04 - Utilities for updating named objects in your drawing. 03/08/04 - The Hidden Dline command in PostalCAD. 03/01/04 - Hidden selection set tips with no command active. 02/23/04 - Using the powerful search tool in Design Center. 02/16/04 - Tricks for the View command. 02/09/04 - Using hyperlinks to restore views and make layout tabs current. 02/02/04 - How to use additional returns at the command line. 01/26/04 - Background color when pasting to MS Word and Mtext visibility. 01/19/04 - Removing password protection from AutoCAD 2004 based products. 01/12/04 - Right click popups for viewports. 01/05/04 - Using the crossing option with the Fillet command.

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