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Closing a Drawing
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Closing a Drawing
When you finish working with a drawing file, close it to remove the window
from the screen and to free up your computer’s memory. When you are done
working in AutoSketch, close all your drawing files and exit the program.
To close a file
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On the File menu, click Close. If you have unsaved changes in your draw-
ing, you are prompted to save them before you close the file.
To close all open files
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On the Window menu, click Close All. If any open drawings have unsaved
changes, you are prompted to save them before you close the files.
To close all open files and exit AutoSketch
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On the File menu, click Exit. If any open drawings have unsaved changes,
you are prompted to save them before you close the files.
Finding a Drawing
AutoSketch’s Find tool allows you to search for a drawing based on it’s file
name, file type, or even its last-modified date.
To find a drawing
1 On the File menu, click Open, or click the Open File button on the
Standard toolbar. The Open Drawing File dialog box appears.
2 On the Tool menu, click Find.
3 On the Name & Location tab, specify a file type, file name, and path in
the appropriate text boxes. You can use wild cards when specifying a file
name.
4 On the Date Modified tab, choose All Files, or choose Find All Files Created
or Modified to specify a date filter. You can search for drawings modified
between a specified range of dates or within a specified number of months
or days.
5 Click Find Now.
6 Select one or more files from the search results and click OK.