In the application menu, you can search for a command and then select it from the list of matches. Search results are retrieved from the following locations:
- Application menu
- Static ribbon tabs
- Any contextual tab currently on display
- Quick Access toolbar
You can enter the following strings to search for:
- Display name of the command in application menu, ribbon or Quick Access toolbar. For example, you can enter “Style Manager” or “Plot Preview”.
- Part of the display name: If you are not sure what the exact name is you can enter a part of the name, for example “Style” or “Save”. This will retrieve all commands that contain that string.
- Actual command name: You can enter the name of a command as it would be typed on the command line, for example “aecstylemanager” or “dist.” This will retrieve all locations this command can be found in. Attention: When searching for AutoCAD MEP 2026 toolset commands, you must include the Aecb prefix (for example, aecbPipeAdd instead of PipeAdd) to the command.
In addition to instances of the search string, the results include the contents of the associated tooltip and any search tags you have defined in the Customize User Interface editor (CUI).
- At the upper-left corner of the workspace, click
to open the application menu. - In the text entry box at the top of the menu, enter the desired search term.
A list of matches replaces the regular application menu display.
- To select one of the found commands, click it.
- To return to the regular application menu display, click
at the right side of the text entry box.