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Use buttons on toolbars to start commands, display flyout toolbars, and display tooltips. You can display or hide, dock, and resize toolbars.

Toolbars contain buttons that start commands. When you move your mouse or pointing device over a toolbar button, the tooltip displays the name of the button. Buttons with a small black triangle in the lower-right corner are flyout toolbars that contain related commands. With the cursor over the icon, hold down the left button on your mouse until the flyout toolbar displays.

The Quick Access toolbar at the top of the application window is displayed by default. This toolbar is like those found in Microsoft® Office programs. It contains frequently used AutoCAD® commands such as PLOT, UNDO, and REDO, as well as Microsoft Office standard commands such as New, Open, and Save. For more information about the Quick Access toolbar, see Quick Access Toolbar.

NoteYou can turn a toolbar into a ribbon panel using the Customize User Interface dialog box.

Display or Hide, Dock, and Resize Toolbars

You can display or hide toolbars, and you can save your selections as a workspace. You can also create your own toolbars.

A toolbar displays as floating or docked. A floating toolbar displays anywhere in the drawing area, and you can drag a floating toolbar to a new location, resize it, or dock it. A docked toolbar is attached to any edge of the drawing area. A toolbar docked at the top edge of the drawing area is located below the ribbon. You can move a docked toolbar by dragging it to a new docking location.

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