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You can manipulate windows and views to affect how you see a document on the computer screen. A window can be compared to a camera. When you look through a camera, you see a view of a real-world object. When you look through a window on the computer screen, you see a view of the objects in the document. In both cases, you can change the view by zooming in and out, and focusing on different parts of the document. You can also use the Microsoft IntelliMouse to zoom or pan views.

Windows

When you start the software, the application window displays a blank document. You use commands on the File menu to create a new document or open an existing one.

With the commands on the Window menu, you can create and arrange new windows that allow you to see more than one section of a document or more than one document. You can minimize open windows and display them as icons in the application work space.

Views

Views are what you see in software windows. With the view commands, you can do the following:

  • Use Zoom Area to set the zoom area to see more detail in the document.

  • Use Zoom In to enlarge the display of elements around a specified point in the document.

  • Use Zoom Out to reduce the display of elements around a specified point in the document.

  • Use Pan to position another part of the document in the center of a view, fit all of the document in a view, or identify the area of the document you want to see.

  • Use Fit to restore the previous view of the document.

  • Use Previous to restore the previous view.

  • Use Toolbars to display or hide toolbars in the application window.

Drawing Sheets

With drawing sheets, you can place different drawings on different sheets in a document. Working sheets are the drawing sheets on which you place most of your graphics. Background sheets are drawing sheets that allow you to define and display the border of a drawing sheet.

Layers

Within each drawing sheet, you can place several layers so that you can group elements. Layers allow you to keep track of elements in the document and manipulate them more easily. You can also specify the way you want elements to be displayed in a window.

See Also

Pan a View
Restore a View