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Application Button / Application Menu

Available in the Windows version only

The Application button presents a menu of commands that involve manipulating a drawing, such as file-related commands, Model and Sheet workspace management, print and export commands, drawing properties management, and audit and recover tools.

The Application button promotes consistency across programs that use a ribbon-based user interface.

The Application menu allows quick access to the following file-related features and commands:

  • Access to the most recently used files from the Recent Documents list (with the most recently used file at the top)
  • New, Open, Save, and Save As
  • Layouts (Sheets):
    • Page Layout Manager
    • Print Configuration Manager
    • Print Configuration Manager
    • New Sheet
    • New Sheet from Template
  • Print:
    • Print
    • Print Preview
    • Batch Print
    • Default Scale List
  • Export:
    • Export (to vector and image file formats)
    • Export Drawing (as Block)
    • PDF Export
    • PackAndGo
  • Properties:
    • Drawing Properties
    • Drawing Standards Settings
    • Verify Drawing Standards
  • Utilities:
    • Check Errors
    • Recover
    • Drawing Recovery Manager
  • Close the current drawing
  • Close All closes all open drawings
  • Access the Options dialog box
  • Show the About box
  • Exit the program


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