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Creating, Opening, Closing, and Saving Drawings

Creating a New Drawing

To create a new drawing:

Click File > New.

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Click New  on the Standard toolbar.

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Press Ctrl + N.

Press Command + N.

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Type New at the command prompt.

Opening an Existing Drawing

To open an existing drawing:

Click File > Open.

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Click Open  on the Standard toolbar.

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Press Ctrl + O.

Press Command + O.

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Type Open at the command prompt.

Closing a Drawing

To close a drawing:

Click File > Close.

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Press Ctrl + F4.

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Type Close at the command prompt.

Saving a Drawing

To save a drawing:

Click File > Save.

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Click Save  on the Standard toolbar.

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Press Ctrl + S.

Press Command + S.

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Type Save at the command prompt and type a file name in the Save File dialog box.

  Use the SaveAs command to save the drawing under a different name or in a different location.



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