PREVIEW (Command)

Displays the drawing as it will be printed.

Summary

The preview is based on the current print configuration, as defined by the settings in the Page Setup dialog box. It shows exactly how the drawing will look when printed, including lineweights, fill patterns, and other print options.

Note: An output device must be assigned to the layout before a preview can be generated.

The toolbar along the top of the Preview window allows you to view different areas of the print, search for text, and copy a selected area to the Clipboard.

Preview Window Toolbar (Mac OS X Lion)

Provides options in the Preview window.

Zoom

Reduces or enlarges the preview image. Click (-) to reduce the preview image and (+) to enlarge the preview image.

Move

Moves the preview image planar to the screen.

Text

Allows you to select text objects. (Not available in AutoCAD for Mac)

Select

Creates a selection window in the preview image that allows you to copy part of the preview to the Clipboard.

View

Controls the view type to use when previewing multi-pages.

Search

Allows you to search for a text string in the preview. (Not available in AutoCAD for Mac)

Preview Window Toolbar (Mac OS X Snow Leopard)

Provides options in the Preview window.

Previous

Displays the previous page in a multi-page preview.

Next

Displays the next page in a multi-page preview.

Zoom

Reduces or enlarges the preview image. Click (-) to reduce the preview image and (+) to enlarge the preview image.

Move

Moves the preview image planar to the screen.

Text

Allows you to select text objects. (Not available in AutoCAD for Mac)

Select

Creates a selection window in the preview image that allows you to copy part of the preview to the Clipboard.

Sidebar

Displays a secondary pane that contains thumbnails for multi-page previews.

Search

Allows you to search for a text string in the preview. (Not available in AutoCAD for Mac)