Advanced AutoCAD 2014. Cheryl R. Shrock
Follow the steps on the following page to “Add a Ribbon Tab to a Workspace”.
Add a Ribbon Tab to a Workspace
1.Open the Customize User Interface dialog box (Refer to page 2-2)
2.Select Class Workspace Demo
3.Click on Customize Workspace button. (It will change to Done)
4.Select the [+ ] beside the Ribbon and the Tabs to expand.
5.Scroll down the list of tabs and click the check box beside the Class Tab.
Notice the Class tab was added to the Workspace Contents also.
6.Click on the Done button.
7.Select the Apply and OK button.
The New Tab should now appear in the Ribbon.
8.Select the Class Tab
Add a Ribbon Panel to a tab
1.Open the Customize User Interface dialog box. ( Refer to page 2-2)
2.Select Class Workspace Demo
3.Select the [+] beside Ribbon to expand.
4.Select the [+] beside Tabs to expand.
5.Select the [+] beside Panels to expand.
6.Scroll down the list of Panels and select the one you wish to add to the tab.
7.Right click on the Panel and select Copy. from the menu.
8.Scroll up and find the Tab to which you wish to add the panel.
9.Right Click on the Tab name and select Paste.
10.The Panel should now be listed under Class Tab
11.Select Apply and OK buttons located at the bottom of the Customize User Interface box.
12.Select the Class Tab. (The added Panel should appear)
The previous page showed you how to add an existing Ribbon Panel to a tab. The following will guide you through creating a New Ribbon Panel to which you will add commands and then you will add it to a Ribbon tab.
1.Open the Customize User Interface dialog box (Refer to page 2-2)
2.Select Class Workspace Demo
3.Select the [+] beside Ribbon to expand.
4.Right Click on Panels
5.Select New Panel
6.Enter a name for the new panel and press <enter>. (Note: I entered My Panel)
7.Select Apply and OK buttons.
You will now add commands to the new panel.
Refer to the next page for Adding commands to a panel.
After adding commands to the panel you will add the new panel to the tab.
Add a Command to a Ribbon Panel
1.Open the Customize User Interface dialog box (Refer to page 2-2)
2.Select Class Workspace Demo
3.Select the [+] beside Ribbon to expand.
4.Select the [+] beside Panel to expand.
5.Select the [+] beside the Panel name to which you want to add commands.
(Note: The new panel will be located at the bottom of the list of panels)
6.Locate the command, that you wish to add, in the Command List area.
7.Click, drag and drop the command on Row 1.
(Note: I selected “Save As” for this example)
8.Now refer back to page 2-8 for instructions to Add a Ribbon Panel to a Tab
After adding the My Panel to the Class tab it Should appear as shown below.
How to customize the Status Bar
AutoCAD allows you to decide what you would like displayed on the Status Bar. Customizing the Status Bar is strictly personal preference. You decide.
1.Right click on the Status Bar.
A pop-up menu appears listing all tool options.
A check mark means the tool is displayed. If you click on any of the tool names it will uncheck and will not be displayed. Repeat that selection to bring it back.