Switching between Drawings

Anonymous · ‎03-01-2002

Is there an easier way to switch between open drawings in 2000 than going to
the Window pull-down. I can't seem to find it in Help and I've tried all
the combinations of F keys I can think of. I would create a new accelerator
key if knew what to tell it to do.

Thanks for your help.

Anonymous · ‎03-01-2002

Ctrl F6

"Jack Gill" wrote in message
news:748ACFA117B57004086B38B5A31AFF69@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> Is there an easier way to switch between open drawings in 2000 than going to
> the Window pull-down. I can't seem to find it in Help and I've tried all
> the combinations of F keys I can think of. I would create a new accelerator
> key if knew what to tell it to do.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
>

Anonymous · ‎03-01-2002

Also Ctrl Tab (easier one-handed)
-doug

"Doug Barr" wrote in message
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> Ctrl F6
>
> "Jack Gill" wrote in message
> news:748ACFA117B57004086B38B5A31AFF69@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > Is there an easier way to switch between open drawings in 2000 than going to
> > the Window pull-down. I can't seem to find it in Help and I've tried all
> > the combinations of F keys I can think of. I would create a new accelerator
> > key if knew what to tell it to do.
> >
> > Thanks for your help.
> >
> >
>
>

Anonymous · ‎03-01-2002

Ctrl + Tab

"Jack Gill" wrote in message
news:748ACFA117B57004086B38B5A31AFF69@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> Is there an easier way to switch between open drawings in 2000 than going
to
> the Window pull-down. I can't seem to find it in Help and I've tried all
> the combinations of F keys I can think of. I would create a new
accelerator
> key if knew what to tell it to do.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
>

Anonymous · ‎03-01-2002

Jack:

Try....

Ctrl+Tab & Ctrl+Shft+Tab

Thanks,
Victor

Jack Gill wrote in message
news:748ACFA117B57004086B38B5A31AFF69@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> Is there an easier way to switch between open drawings in 2000 than going
to
> the Window pull-down. I can't seem to find it in Help and I've tried all
> the combinations of F keys I can think of. I would create a new
accelerator
> key if knew what to tell it to do.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
>

Anonymous · ‎03-01-2002

Jack,

CTRL TAB might help especially if you have a few files open.

There are also some document managers available free but they take up
some screen space.

Doug

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> Is there an easier way to switch between open drawings in 2000 than going to
> the Window pull-down. I can't seem to find it in Help and I've tried all

Anonymous · ‎03-01-2002

Alt + W , then 1 or 2 or 3.....

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"Jack Gill" wrote in message
news:748ACFA117B57004086B38B5A31AFF69@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> Is there an easier way to switch between open drawings in 2000 than going
to
> the Window pull-down. I can't seem to find it in Help and I've tried all
> the combinations of F keys I can think of. I would create a new
accelerator
> key if knew what to tell it to do.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
>

Anonymous · ‎03-01-2002

On Fri, 1 Mar 2002 10:49:56 -0800, "Jack Gill"
wrote:

>Is there an easier way to switch between open drawings in 2000 than going to
>the Window pull-down. I can't seem to find it in Help and I've tried all
>the combinations of F keys I can think of. I would create a new accelerator
>key if knew what to tell it to do.

Ctrl+Tab will do this.

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Regards,

Ian A. White, CPEng
WAI Engineering
Sydney 2000
Australia

Ph: +61 418 203 229
Fax: +61 2 9622 0450
Home Page: www.wai.com.au

Anonymous · ‎03-01-2002

On my system that requires

Alt + W + Down arrow, then 1, 2 ,3........

That is also assuming there is no other pull downs that start with 'W'.

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-Jason

Member of the Autodesk Discussion Forum Moderator Program

> Alt + W , then 1 or 2 or 3.....

Anonymous · ‎03-01-2002

CTRL+Tab works for me.
___

"Jack Gill" wrote in message
news:748ACFA117B57004086B38B5A31AFF69@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> Is there an easier way to switch between open drawings in 2000 than going
to
> the Window pull-down. I can't seem to find it in Help and I've tried all
> the combinations of F keys I can think of. I would create a new
accelerator
> key if knew what to tell it to do.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
>

Anonymous · ‎03-01-2002

On my system it is Alt + W, then 1, 2, 3 ...
There should only be one pull down that is defined to use W in order for the
Alt + W to work.

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************************************************************************
PIII 550, 256 MB, NT4, SP6; A2002, Express Tools V9
Kent Elrod, Facilities Design
SUMCO USA
Albuquerque, New Mexico
kent.elrod@nospam.sumcousa.com
************************************************************************

"Jason Piercey" wrote in message
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> On my system that requires
>
> Alt + W + Down arrow, then 1, 2 ,3........
>
> That is also assuming there is no other pull downs that start with 'W'.
>
> --
> -Jason
>
> Member of the Autodesk Discussion Forum Moderator Program
>
>
> > Alt + W , then 1 or 2 or 3.....
>
>
>

Anonymous · ‎03-01-2002

Why not use Ctrl+Tab and Ctrl+Tab+Shift as it will behave
the same on all systems, it can be used with 1 hand, it's
faster, and this same functionality exists in *most* MDI
applications?

Actually Word is the only application I've found that
doesn't do this. And MS has admitted this is a bug in Word
and that they are not going to fix it.

--
Kevin Nehls

"Kent Elrod" wrote in message
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> On my system it is Alt + W, then 1, 2, 3 ...
> There should only be one pull down that is defined to use
W in order for the
> Alt + W to work.
>

Anonymous · ‎03-01-2002

"Docbar" is my favorite way to switch between open documents. This is a
program from CADwerx that runs inside AutoCAD and creates a toolbar like
object which displays a preview image and filename of all open documents. I
like to locate my Docbar in the upper left hand corner of the screen, above
the menu bar, and just left of Windoze minimize/maximize/close button. It
doesn't take up any valuable screen space there. Freeware. 'Tip of the
O'hat to Byron Blattel @ CADwerx

http://www.cadwerx.net/

S.D.

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Jack Gill wrote:

> Is there an easier way to switch between open drawings in 2000 than going
to
> the Window pull-down. I can't seem to find it in Help and I've tried all
> the combinations of F keys I can think of. I would create a new
accelerator
> key if knew what to tell it to do.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
>

Anonymous · ‎03-02-2002

Not that this is the Word NG, but Ctrl+Tab is the only way I know of to get a tab within a table cell.

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"Kevin Nehls" wrote in message news:3483E818BB012BA4A258E467C971F970@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> Why not use Ctrl+Tab and Ctrl+Tab+Shift as it will behave
> the same on all systems, it can be used with 1 hand, it's
> faster, and this same functionality exists in *most* MDI
> applications?
>
> Actually Word is the only application I've found that
> doesn't do this. And MS has admitted this is a bug in Word
> and that they are not going to fix it.
>
> --
> Kevin Nehls
>
> "Kent Elrod" wrote in message
> news:F974903A3691E952253056AEB08861A9@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > On my system it is Alt + W, then 1, 2, 3 ...
> > There should only be one pull down that is defined to use
> W in order for the
> > Alt + W to work.
> >
>
>

Anonymous · ‎03-03-2002

Kevin

"Kevin Nehls" > wrote in message
> Why not use Ctrl+Tab and Ctrl+Tab+Shift as it will behave
> the same on all systems,

Alt+W should work on all systems, if someone has changed the menu to have
more than one Alt+W then ehty need to change it.

>it can be used with 1 hand,

Alt + W is a one handed command, and reaching for 1,2,3, is with in very
easy reach

> it's faster,

If you have a large number of files open, then Alt + W , then a number, will
get you to the file you want very quickly, without having to page through
several files to get there. Using the file name will make sure you are in
the file you think you are in. If you are zoomed in on several drawings and
the Alt +Tab you can't be as sure you are in the drawing you hope you are
in.

>and this same functionality exists in *most* MDI
> applications?
>
Alt + W works very well in Excel and Word.

Kent Elrod

Anonymous · ‎03-04-2002

Yea, but they could very easily do an "if in table, then do
tab, else change open docs".

It was on one of the MS newsgroups that I read they had
admitted this is a bug in Word and that they are not
planning on fixing it. At least with Office 2000+ you can
have multiple documents (Word and Excel, and others I
suppose) separate from the "main" window, so you can at
least use Alt+Tab.

--
Kevin Nehls

"John Uhden" wrote in message
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> Not that this is the Word NG, but Ctrl+Tab is the only way
I know of to get a tab within a table cell.

Anonymous · ‎03-04-2002

Kent,

Good points. I'm just use to using ctrl+tab as I don't have
that many dwgs open at a time, maybe 5 max. And I use it
everyday in several apps that don't have a "Window"
pull-down.

--
Kevin Nehls

"Kent Elrod" wrote in message
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> If you have a large number of files open, then Alt + W ,
then a number, will
> get you to the file you want very quickly, without having
to page through
> several files to get there. Using the file name will make
sure you are in
> the file you think you are in. If you are zoomed in on
several drawings and
> the Alt +Tab you can't be as sure you are in the drawing
you hope you are
> in.

Anonymous · ‎03-04-2002

Jason
if there were other such pulldowns, that would indicate extremely poor
programming practice on the part of the author of the partial menu that must
have been added wouldn't it? (or heavens forbid the modifier of the maun
menu)
cheers
Steve

"Jason Piercey" wrote in message
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| On my system that requires
|
| Alt + W + Down arrow, then 1, 2 ,3........
|
| That is also assuming there is no other pull downs that start with 'W'.
|
| --
| -Jason
|
| Member of the Autodesk Discussion Forum Moderator Program
|
|
| > Alt + W , then 1 or 2 or 3.....
|
|
|

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