Use this procedure to create a schedule table tool and add it to a tool palette. You may want to create your own schedule table tools if you are placing multiple schedule tables of specific styles that have the same properties.
- Open the tool palette on which you want to create a tool.
- Create the tool:
If you want to… Then… create a tool from a schedule table in the drawing select the object, and drag it to the tool palette. create a tool from a schedule table style in the Style Manager click . 
Locate the style you want to copy, and drag it to the tool palette. Click OK to close the Style Manager.
copy a tool in the current tool palette right-click the tool, and click Copy. Right-click, and click Paste. copy a tool from another tool palette open the other tool palette, right-click the tool, and click Copy. Reopen the palette where you want to add the tool, right-click, and click Paste. - Right-click the new tool, and click Properties.
- Enter a name for the tool.
- Click the setting for Description, enter a description of the tool, and click OK.
- Expand General, and specify general properties for the schedule table:
If you want to… Then… add a description enter text for Description. specify the layer key select Layer Key. specify layer overrides select Layer Overrides. specify the schedule table style select Style. specify an external drawing file source for the style select Style Location or Browse to specify a location. change the schedule table scale enter a value for Scale. automatically update the schedule table when data in the drawing changes select Yes for Update automatically. manually update the schedule table when the drawing changes select No for Update automatically. Note: Turning on the automatic update feature may slow drawing performance, especially in large drawings. - Expand Selection, and specify how to add objects to the schedule table:
If you want to… Then… automatically add new objects to the schedule table as they are added to the drawing select Yes for Add new objects automatically. manually add new objects to the schedule table select No for Add new objects automatically. include objects from xref drawings in the schedule table select Yes for Scan xrefs. exclude objects from xref drawings in the schedule table select No for Scan xrefs. include objects from block references in the schedule table select Yes for Scan block references. exclude objects from block references in the schedule table select No for Scan block references. apply a layer filter to the table specify a layer wild card. Note: When adding a schedule table that must scan xrefs or blocks, use a layer filter that includes both the name of the layer that contains the xref or block and the name of the layer of the object inside the xref or block. You can separate multiple layer wild cards with a comma. You cannot select individual objects within an xref drawing or a block reference. - Click OK.