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Find a Drawing File
Concept Procedure Quick Reference
 
 
 

To search for files

  1. Click File menu Open.At the Command prompt, enter open.
  2. In the Select File dialog box, click Tools Find.
  3. In the Find dialog box, Name & Location tab, specify a file type, file name, and path.

    You can use wild cards when specifying a file name.

  4. On the Date Modified tab, click All Files, or click Find All Files Created or Modified to specify a date filter.

    You can search for drawings modified between a specified range of dates or within a specified number of months or days.

  5. Click Find Now.
  6. Select one or more files from the search results. Click OK.
  7. In the Select File dialog box, click Open.
 Toolbar: Standard 
 Command entry: OPEN