double-click for properties and text edit 2008

I've checked previous threads to figure this out and "dcprops" is not an operative command in 2008. Can anyone tell me how to set my variables to get double-click properties with Cntrl Z close and text editing (version 2008 )? Thanks in advance for your help.

Try Tools > Options > User Preferences. Double-click editing or right-click customization...one of the two ought to do it for you.

I think the previous properties screen has been removed from 2008 and is replaced by a "palette" style properties box, which is instigated by the "properties" command.

Thanks boys. Is there a speed key to close the properties menu? Control Z is undo now? Thanks.

A speed key?

Yes, Ctrl+Z = Undo. Do you want to change that to Close instead? You'll have to edit the CUI.

I just leave it docked on the side of my screen and let it autohide

Thanks boys. Is there a speed key to close the properties menu? Control Z is undo now? Thanks.

CTRL+1 toggles Properties off and on.

Default shortcut keys:

 

Switching between open drawings Ctrl + Tab

Switching between open programs Alt + tab

 

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SHORTCUT KEYS

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*CANCEL* (Same as ESC)CTRL+ \

Select All CTRL+A

Snap toggle on/off CTRL+B

Copy CTRL+C

Toggle dynamic UCS CTRL+D

Toggle Isoplanes CTRL+E

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

 

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TEMPORARY OVERRIDE KEYS

help files lists two overrides for some commands,

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

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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+/

Somebody cut that list (above) out and post it on the bulletin board.

Love it...

Windows keys

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WINDOWS SHORTCUT KEYS

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**WINDOWS SYSTEM KEY COMBINATIONS**

F1: Help

CTRL+ESC: Open Start menu

ALT+TAB: Switch between open programs

ALT+F4: Quit program

SHIFT+DELETE: Delete item permanently

 

**WINDOWS PROGRAM KEY COMBINATIONS**

CTRL+C: Copy

CTRL+X: Cut

CTRL+V: Paste

CTRL+Z: Undo

CTRL+B: Bold

CTRL+U: Underline

CTRL+I: Italic

 

**GENERAL KEYBOARD-ONLY COMMANDS**

F1: Starts Windows Help

F10: Activates menu bar options

SHIFT+F10 Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as

right-clicking an object

CTRL+ESC: Opens the Start menu (use the ARROW keys to select an item)

CTRL+ESC or ESC: Selects the Start button (press TAB to select the taskbar, or

press SHIFT+F10 for a context menu)

ALT+DOWN ARROW: Opens a drop-down list box

ALT+TAB: Switch to another running program (hold down the ALT key and then

press the TAB key to view the task-switching window)

SHIFT: Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass

the automatic-run feature

ALT+SPACE: Displays the main window's System menu (from the System menu, you

can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window)

ALT+- (ALT+hyphen): Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child

window's System menu (from the MDI child window's System menu, you can

restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the child window)

CTRL+TAB: Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface

(MDI) program

ALT+underlined letter in menu: Opens the menu

ALT+F4: Closes the current window

CTRL+F4: Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window

ALT+F6: Switch between multiple windows in the same program (for example, when

the Notepad Find dialog box is displayed, ALT+F6 switches between the Find

dialog box and the main Notepad window)

 

**SHELL OBJECTS AND GENERAL FOLDER/WINDOWS EXPLORER SHORTCUTS**

For a selected object:

F2: Rename object

F3: Find all files

CTRL+X: Cut

CTRL+C: Copy

CTRL+V: Paste

SHIFT+DELETE: Delete selection immediately, without moving the item to the Recycle Bin

ALT+ENTER: Open the properties for the selected object

 

**TO COPY A FILE**

Press and hold down the CTRL key while you drag the file to another folder.

**TO CREATE A SHORTCUT**

Press and hold down CTRL+SHIFT while you drag a file to the desktop or a folder.

Back to the top

 

**GENERAL FOLDER/SHORTCUT CONTROL**

F4: Selects the Go To A Different Folder box and moves down the entries in the

box (if the toolbar is active in Windows Explorer)

F5: Refreshes the current window.

F6: Moves among panes in Windows Explorer

CTRL+G: Opens the Go To Folder tool (in Windows 95 Windows Explorer only)

CTRL+Z: Undo the last command

CTRL+A: Select all the items in the current window

BACKSPACE: Switch to the parent folder

SHIFT+click+Close button: For folders, close the current folder plus all parent folders

 

**WINDOWS EXPLORER TREE CONTROL**

Numeric Keypad *: Expands everything under the current selection

Numeric Keypad +: Expands the current selection

Numeric Keypad -: Collapses the current selection.

RIGHT ARROW: Expands the current selection if it is not expanded, otherwise

goes to the first child

LEFT ARROW: Collapses the current selection if it is expanded, otherwise goes

to the parent

 

**MICROSOFT WINDOWS KEY**

Windows Logo: Start menu

Windows Logo+R: Run dialog box

Windows Logo+M: Minimize all

SHIFT+Windows Logo+M: Undo minimize all

Windows Logo+F1: Help

Windows Logo+E: Windows Explorer

Windows Logo+F: Find files or folders

Windows Logo+D: Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop

CTRL+Windows Logo+F: Find computer

CTRL+L Locks session

CTRL+Windows Logo+TAB: Moves focus from Start, to the Quick Launch toolbar, to

the system tray (use RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW to move focus to items on the

Quick Launch toolbar and the system tray)

Windows Logo+TAB: Cycle through taskbar buttons

Windows Logo+Break: System Properties dialog box

Application key: Displays a shortcut menu for the selected item

 

**DIALOG BOX KEYBOARD COMMANDS**

TAB: Move to the next control in the dialog box

SHIFT+TAB: Move to the previous control in the dialog box

SPACEBAR: If the current control is a button, this clicks the button. If the

current control is a check box, this toggles the check box. If the current

control is an option, this selects the option.

ENTER: Equivalent to clicking the selected button (the button with the outline)

ESC: Equivalent to clicking the Cancel button

ALT+underlined letter in dialog box item: Move to the corresponding item

 

These are my faves:

Windows Logo+M: Minimize all

SHIFT+Windows Logo+M: Undo minimize all

Windows Logo+E: Windows Explorer

SHIFT+DELETE: Delete selection immediately, without moving the item to the Recycle Bin (Use in Outlook to permanently delete email)

**WINDOWS EXPLORER TREE CONTROL**

Numeric Keypad *: Expands everything under the current selection

Numeric Keypad +: Expands the current selection

Numeric Keypad -: Collapses the current selection.