About Shortcut Menus

The shortcut menu is context-sensitive. When you right-click in the graphics window, you can use the

options presented on the shortcut menu to perform a variety of tasks. Context-sensitive means that

the menu will change depending on what you are currently doing in the software. For example, if you

are at the Command prompt your shortcut menu will have different options available than if you are

in the Pline command.

Definition of Shortcut Menu

Shortcut menu options are organized into different areas. The options that are made available to you

are based on the current context of your work and will change when you activate the shortcut menu.

The following image shows the shortcut menu as it appears when you are creating a polyline.

The top area of the menu offers

Enter, Cancel, and Recent Input

options.

The middle area of the menu offers

options specific to the current

command. Notice how the options

on the menu match the options

on the command line. To use an

option for a command, select the

option on the shortcut menu. This

has the same effect as typing the

capital letter(s) of the option on

the command line.

The lower area of the menu offers

Pan and Zoom functions and access

to the QuickCalc command.

Key Points

n The shortcut menu is context-sensitive, so its options differ depending on the current context of

the software, for example, whether you are drawing or editing.

n You can use the shortcut menu as an alternative to entering command options on the command

line. This speeds up the design process and is the preferred method for working with sub-options

of the active command.

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