Tip of the Week Archive 2009

12/28/09 - Printing a PDF file using the AutoCAD supplied print driver. 12/21/09 - Re-ordering layout tabs made easy. 12/14/09 - Minimizing the Ribbon for more drawing window room. 12/07/09 - Using the new Quick View Drawings tool. 11/30/09 - Opening recently used files. 11/23/09 - Switching between drawings with 2009. 11/16/09 - Hiding the Model and Layout tabs. 11/09/09 - QNEW command uses the new PostalCAD template automatically. 11/02/09 - Show large preview icons for the recent files list. 10/26/09 - Changing the drawing tools icons to text. 10/19/09 - How to minimize the Filters area of the Layer palette. 10/12/09 - Where to find the PostalCAD 2009 tools and utilities. 10/05/09 - How to load the PostalCAD 2009 workspace. 09/28/09 - Where to find the menus in PostalCAD 2009. 09/21/09 - Using Workspaces. 09/14/09 - Creating and saving profiles. 09/07/09 - How to find the correct layer name to use for your needs. 08/31/09 - Hatching around text. 08/24/09 - How to redefine an existing block definition with another file. 08/17/09 - Setting a default printer for all new layout tabs. 08/10/09 - Keyboard shortcut for finding the right toolbar. 08/03/09 - Grip pop-up list options. 07/27/09 - Applying a base point when using grips. 07/20/09 - How to determine the square footage of a hatch pattern. 07/13/09 - Toggling the background of the drawing window between black and white. 07/06/09 - Redefining blocks that can't be exploded into ones that can. 06/29/09 - How to make rectangles with a fixed width for the polyline. 06/22/09 - Shortcuts for cycling through your layout tabs. 06/15/09 - Changing the coordinate readout quickly. 06/08/09 - Using the temporary ORTHO mode. 06/01/09 - Recovering from a application or system crash. 05/25/09 - How to use the ALIGN command 05/18/09 - A quick way to insert an Excel spreadsheet into a drawing. 05/11/09 - Tips on viewport visibility when clipped. 05/04/09 - How to see drawing previews in file selection dialogue boxes. 04/27/09 - Suppressing the dynamic input mode. 04/20/09 - How to avoid opening a blank drawing with every session of AutoCAD. 04/13/09 - Cleaning up excessive amounts of recent file shortcuts. 04/06/09 - Managing the backup .BAK files. 03/30/09 - How to use the Layout Wizard to create great looking page layouts. 03/23/09 - Add a temporary visual placeholder for presentations in any drawing. 03/16/09 - How to export your file to other graphic file types such as, BMP, TIFF, or TGA. 03/09/09 - Methods for switching between open drawings. 03/02/09 - Setting how points are displayed when using the DIVIDE and MEASURE commands. 02/23/09 - How to print multiple tabs at once. 02/16/09 - Adding images to your drawing. 02/09/09 - How to quickly toggle your model tab background color. 02/02/09 - How to create multiple viewports that are the same size in a layout tab. 01/26/09 - What to do when blocks don't insert at the correct size. 01/19/09 - how to restore the dialogue box for selecting files. 01/12/09 - How to quickly find the area of a layout viewport in Modelspace. 01/05/09 - Tips on starting new drawings easily with your Qnew template.

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