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Quick Access toolbar: Open

Keyboard: OPEN

Alias: FILEOPEN

Shortcut: Ctrl+O

Displays the Open Drawing dialog box so you can open an existing drawing. You can open the following files with this command:

• .dwg
• .dxf
• .dwf
• .dwt
• .dgn

To find files on another drive, use the Look In list. You can navigate to find the file name you want, or type the name into the File Name field. You can also find files by clicking Tools > Find to open the Find dialog box for more options.

To change how drawing files display in the Open Drawing dialog box, click the View Menu button in the upper right corner.

The Preview area lets you see a thumbnail of a drawing before you open it. A thumbnail image displays if one exists in the selected drawing, which depends on the RASTERPREVIEW system variable setting at the time the drawing was saved.

If the drawing you are opening requires a password, enter the password, click OK to verify the password, and then click Open again.

Use a shortcut.

Drag a drawing file to the drawing area to open it. (The DRAGOPEN system variable must be set to 1, which is the default).

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