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Tutorial Guide to Autocad 2020 Compress

The document serves as an introduction to tutorials for using AutoCAD® 2020 software, providing step-by-step exercises. It outlines preparation steps for the computer system and software configuration, emphasizing the importance of using default settings. Additionally, it includes basic mouse techniques and typographical conventions to assist users in completing the tutorials effectively.

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Tutorial Guide to Autocad 2020 Compress

The document serves as an introduction to tutorials for using AutoCAD® 2020 software, providing step-by-step exercises. It outlines preparation steps for the computer system and software configuration, emphasizing the importance of using default settings. Additionally, it includes basic mouse techniques and typographical conventions to assist users in completing the tutorials effectively.

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INTRODUCTION TO THE TUTORIALS GS1-1

G1
PREPARING FOR THE TUTORIALS

Introduction to the Tutorials


The tutorials in this guide will teach you to use the AutoCAD® 2020
software through a series of step-by-step exercises. Objectives
These tutorials assume that you are using the software's default settings. This chapter describes
If your system has been customized, some of the settings may not match how to prepare your
those used in these step-by-step instructions. Please check your system computer system and the
against the configuration in this chapter so that the tutorial instructions AutoCAD 2020 software
will match what you see on your screen. for use with the tutorials
in this manual. As you
If you are using the AutoCAD software on a network, ask your instruc- read this chapter, you will
tor or system administrator about how the software is configured. You
should not try to reconfigure the software unless instructed to do so 1. Understand how to
by network personnel. Read about mouse techniques, typographical use a mouse during the
conventions, and end-of-tutorial exercises in this chapter, and then go completion of these
on to GS-2, Getting Started with AutoCAD Basics. tutorials.
To use AutoCAD 2020 most effectively your system must be running 2. Recognize the typo-
Windows 10 with the Anniversary update, or Windows 8.1 with update graphical conventions
KB2919355. The screens shown in this manual show AutoCAD running used in this book.
on Windows 10. Windows 8 installations will look very similar to that of 3. Create and prepare
Windows 10. data file and working
directories.
Basic Mouse Techniques 4. Configure your copy of
These tutorials assume that you are using a mouse with a middle AutoCAD for use with
roller-button. The following terms describe use of the mouse. (These these tutorials.
directions are given for right-handed mouse buttons.) If you are using a
touchscreen substitute the corresponding gesture for the mouse direc-
tions given in the tutorial.
Tip: To click (or pick) in Win-
Term Meaning dows and AutoCAD, use the
Pick or Click Quickly press and then release the left mouse button left mouse button. This button
is also referred to as the pick
Right-click Quickly press and release the right mouse button button. To show short-cut
Double-click Rapidly click the left mouse button twice menus, enter or return, click
the right mouse button. The
Drag Press and hold down the left mouse button while you
middle or scroll button on your
move the mouse mouse is typically set to pan or
Point Move the mouse until the mouse pointer (cursor) on zoom.
the screen is positioned over the item you want Tip: You can use the Mouse
Select Position the mouse pointer/drawing cursor over an Properties selection in the Win-
item and click the left mouse button dows control panel to switch
your mouse to a left-handed
Recognizing Typographical Conventions configuration. This will switch
your pick button to the right
During these tutorials, you'll use your keyboard and mouse to input button on the mouse. The left
information. As you read this book, you'll see special type styles to mouse button will then act as
help you determine the information to input. Some of the special type the enter or return button.

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