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2.5 KEYBOARD INPUT

Using the keyboard is familiar to everyone who works with computers. For much of the work that

you do in AutoCAD you use the keyboard, but you use a few keystrokes more often than others.

Special Keys
You use the following keys most often. These keys have special meaning to the software.

Use the ESC key to cancel all current actions and return to the Command: prompt.

Press the ENTER key following all keyboard input. You also complete many commands by
pressing ENTER.

Pressing the SPACEBAR is equivalent to pressing the ENTER key and is often easier to use.

Pressing the SPACEBAR or ENTER at the Command: prompt repeats the last command used.
Pressing the UP and DOWN arrow keys will cycle through previous commands used.

Function Keys

The use of each of the function keys can be duplicated in other ways with the exception of F2. You
may find that the on-screen equivalents to the function keys are easier and allow you to keep your

eyes on the screen.

F1 - Displays Help
F2 - Toggles Text Window

F3 - Toggles OSNAP
F4 - Toggles TABMODE

F5 - Toggles ISOPLANE
F6 - Toggles Dynamic UCS

F7 - Toggles GRIDMODE

F8 - Toggles ORTHOMODE
F9 - Toggles SNAPMODE

F10 - Toggles POLAR

F11 - Toggles OTRACK
F12 - Toggles Dynamic Input

2.6 WHEEL MOUSE FEATURES

The wheel mouse is a variant of the standard pointing device that is modified with a small wheel

between the left and right buttons. You can rotate this wheel in small increments. You can use the

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