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.
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
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Reduces or enlarges the preview image. Click (-) to reduce the preview image and (+) to enlarge the preview image.
- Move
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Moves the preview image planar to the screen.
- Text
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Allows you to select text objects. (Not available in AutoCAD 2025)
- Select
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Creates a selection window in the preview image that allows you to copy part of the preview to the Clipboard.
- View
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Controls the view type to use when previewing multi-pages.
- Search
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Allows you to search for a text string in the preview. (Not available in AutoCAD 2025)
Preview Window Toolbar (Mac OS X Snow Leopard)
Provides options in the Preview window.
- Previous
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Displays the previous page in a multi-page preview.
- Next
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Displays the next page in a multi-page preview.
- Zoom
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Reduces or enlarges the preview image. Click (-) to reduce the preview image and (+) to enlarge the preview image.
- Move
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Moves the preview image planar to the screen.
- Text
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Allows you to select text objects. (Not available in AutoCAD 2025)
- Select
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Creates a selection window in the preview image that allows you to copy part of the preview to the Clipboard.
- Sidebar
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Displays a secondary pane that contains thumbnails for multi-page previews.
- Search
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Allows you to search for a text string in the preview. (Not available in AutoCAD 2025)