Lesson: Navigating the Working Environment ■ 11
Application Menu
You can use the Application Menu to accessseveral key commands such as New, Open, Save, Print, and
Close. Most of these commands lead to submenus that give you more detailed options.
Panels
AutoCAD uses ribbon panels as one means to access commands and settings. Similar tools commands
are grouped together in panels and can be accessed by clicking the button or icon that indicates the
tool's purpose. Each panel consists of a collection of tools that performs related or similar tasks.
When using the 2D Drafting & Annotation workspace, a standard set of panels is displayed on each
of the standard set of tabs located on the horizontal ribbon at the top of the AutoCAD drawing area.
Notice that when you select a different tab, a different set of panels is displayed.
By default, each panel is docked at the top of the drawing area on the ribbon. You can move the panels
away from the docked position to a floating position or drag them back into the ribbon.
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