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9. Right Click on the Tab name and select Paste.
10. The Panel should now be listed under Class Tab
11. Select Apply and OK buttons located at the bottom of the Customize User Interface box.
12. Select the Class Tab. (The added Panel should appear)
The previous page showed you how to add an existing Ribbon Panel to a tab.
The following will guide you through creating a New Ribbon Panel to which you will add commands and then you will add it to a Ribbon tab.
1. Open the Customize User Interface dialog box (Refer to page 2-2)
2. Select Class Workspace Demo
3. Select the [+] beside Ribbon to expand.
4. Right Click on Panels
5. Select New Panel
6. Enter a name for the new panel and press <enter>. (Note: I entered My Panel)
7. Select Apply and OK buttons.
You will now add commands to the new panel.
Refer to the next page for Adding commands to a panel.
After adding commands to the panel you will add the new panel to the tab.
Add a Command to a Ribbon Panel
1. Open the Customize User Interface dialog box (Refer to page 2-2)
2. Select Class Workspace Demo
3. Select the [+] beside Ribbon to expand.
4. Select the [+] beside Panels to expand.
5. Select the [+] beside the Panel name to which you want to add commands.
(Note: The new panel will be located at the bottom of the list of panels)
6. Locate the command, that you wish to add, in the Command List area.
7. Click, drag and drop the command on Row 1.
(Note: I selected “Save As” for this example
8. Now refer back to page 2-8 for instructions tc Add a Ribbon Panel to a Tab
After adding the My Panel to the Class tab it Should appear as shown below.
AutoCAD allows you to decide what you would like displayed on the Status Bar.
Customizing the Status Bar is strictly personal preference. You decide.
The Status Bar is located on the bottom of the screen. It displays the current settings. These settings can be turned ON or OFF by clicking on one of the buttons or by pressing a corresponding function key, F2, F3 etc.
When an icon is turned on it will display a neon blue in color.
Status Bar Icons
The status bar provides you with a set of commonly used drawing tools like grid display, snap, object snap and isometric drafting. You can choose to remove some or all of them, or you can choose to add more tools.
To add or remove tools from the Status Bar.
1. Select and click on the Customization button.
2. Check or uncheck the tools you want to remove or add from the list.
3. Left click in the main drawing area to close the list.
Note: The tools on the status bar may change depending on whether you are in Model Space or Paper Space.
Customize the Quick Access Toolbar
Quick Access Toolbar
The Quick Access Toolbar is located in the top left corner of the AutoCAD window. It includes the most commonly used tools, such as New, Open, Save, Save as, Print, Undo and Redo.
How to Customize the Quick Access Toolbar
You can add tools with the Customize User Interface dialog box.
For Example:
You will find that you will be using the “Zoom All” tool often. So I add the “Zoom
