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Overview of Plotting
Concept Procedure Quick Reference
 
 
 

To turn background plotting on or off

  1. Click Tools menu Options.At the Command prompt, enter options.
  2. In the Options dialog box, Plot and Publish tab, under Background Processing Options, select or clear the Enable Background Plot When Plotting option.
  3. Click OK.
    NoteWhen you plot in the background, you can return immediately to your drawing. While a plot job is being processed in the background, you can check the status of your job by placing your cursor over the plotter icon in the status tray. You can also view details about all completed jobs from the current program session.
 Command entry: OPTIONS