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What's New in PDF and HTML	This guide is available in PDF and HTML formats. Click: Help > What's New > PDF Help > What's New > HTML
Interactive What's New	In SOLIDWORKS, click the symbol to display the section of this manual that describes an enhancement. The symbol appears next to new menu items and the titles of new and changed PropertyManagers. To enable Interactive What's New, click Help > What's New > Interactive.
What's New Examples	What's New Examples are updated at every major release to provide examples of how to use most top enhancements in the release. To open What's New Examples click Help > What's New > What's New Examples.
Sample files	To open sample files for this book, go to `system_dir:`\Users\Public\Public Documents\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS 2018\samples\whatsnew\`chapter_name`\`file_name`. For example, C:\Users\Public\Public Documents\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS 2018\samples\whatsnew\sketching\Block.sldprt.
Online Help	Contains complete coverage of our products, including details about the user interface, samples, and examples.
Release Notes	Provides information about late changes to our products, including changes to the What's New book, online help, and other documentation.

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