Hide Pallets?

The various pallets for XREFs, Layers, Properties, etc. are obtrusive. I don't like leaving the pallets open (even when they shrink to slivers). Docking the pallets is awkward.

Photoshop allows you to hide all pallets by hitting TAB. Does AutoCAD 2009 have any way to hide them, and then retrieve them?

Ctrl+0 toggles Cleanscreen

The various pallets for XREFs, Layers, Properties, etc. are obtrusive. I don't like leaving the pallets open (even when they shrink to slivers). Docking the pallets is awkward.

 

Photoshop allows you to hide all pallets by hitting TAB. Does AutoCAD 2009 have any way to hide them, and then retrieve them?

AutoCAD provides for a few...

Switching between open drawings Ctrl + Tab

Switching between open programs Alt + tab

***************************************

SHORTCUT KEYS

---------------------------------------

*CANCEL* (Same as ESC)CTRL+ \

Select All CTRL+A

Snap toggle on/off CTRL+B

Copy CTRL+C

Toggle dynamic UCS CTRL+D

Group Selection On/Off CTRL+H

Toggle Coords CTRL+I

Repeats last command CTRL+J

Hyperlink... CTRL+K

Toggle Ortho CTRL+L

Repeats last command CTRL+M

New... CTRL+N

Open... CTRL+O

Plot... CTRL+P

Quits AutoCAD CTRL+Q

Toggle viewports (PS) CTRL+R

Save CTRL+S

Toggles Tablet Mode CTRL+T

Paste CTRL+V

Cut CTRL+X

Redo CTRL+Y

Undo CTRL+Z

Toggles Groups CTRL+SHIFT+A

Copy with Base Point CTRL+SHIFT+C

Toggles display of

palettes with CTRL+SHIFT+H

Quick Properties CTRL+SHIFT+P

Save As... CTRL+SHIFT+S

Paste as Block CTRL+SHIFT+V

Moves to next layout tab

to the left of current CTRL+PAGE UP

Moves to next layout tab

to the RIGHT of current CTRL+PAGE DOWN

Clean Screen CTRL+0

Properties CTRL+1

DesignCenter CTRL+2

Tool Palettes Window CTRL+3

Sheet Set Manager CTRL+4

Info Palette CTRL+5

DBCONNECT CTRL+6

Markup Set Manager CTRL+7

QuickCalc CTRL+8

Command Line CTRL+9

Help CTRL+F1

close drawing or app CTRL+F4

Help F1

Open Text window F2

Toggles Object Snap Mode F3

Toggle Isoplane F5

Move between open drawings F6

Grid on/off F7

Toggles Orthogonal Mode F8

Toggles Snap Mode F9

Toggles Polar Mode F10

Toggles Object Snap Track Mode F11

Suppress Dynamic Input F12

Macros Alt+F8

Visual Basic Editor Alt+F11

***************************************

TEMPORARY OVERRIDE KEYS

help files lists two overrides for some commands,

try both to see which one(s) work for your setup

---------------------------------------

Toggles Object Snap Mode F3

Move between open drawings F6

Toggles Orthogonal Mode F8

Toggles Snap Mode F9

Toggles Polar Mode F10

Toggles Object Snap Track Mode F11

Suppress Dynamic Input F12

Toggles Orthogonal Mode SHIFT

Toggle Object Snap Mode SHIFT+A

Toggles Object Snap Mode SHIFT+'

Object Snap Override : Center SHIFT+C

Object Snap Override : Center SHIFT+,

Disable All Snapping and Tracking SHIFT+D

Object Snap Override : Endpoint SHIFT+E

Object Snap Override : Endpoint SHIFT+P

Disable All Snapping and Track SHIFT+L

Object Snap Override : Midpoint SHIFT+M

Object Snap Override : Midpoint SHIFT+V

Toggle Object Snap Tracking SHIFT+Q

Toggle Object Snap Tracking SHIFT+]

Enables Object Snap Enforcement SHIFT+S

Enables Object Snap Enforcement SHIFT+;

Toggle Polar Tracking SHIFT+X

Toggle Polar Tracking SHIFT+.

Toggle UCSDETECT SHIFT+Z

Toggle UCSDETECT SHIFT+/

Ctrl+0 toggles Cleanscreen

Excellent. This is just what I was looking for!

Thanks to all for your help!