- [Instructor] We're staying in our interface.dwg file.
And we're going to take a closer look now
at the AutoCAD info bar.
That's located in the top right corner
of your AutoCAD application window.
So you'll notice up here,
we've got things like the AutoCAD help
with the question mark.
I can click there to access the AutoCAD help.
Now, bear in mind,
the AutoCAD help is all internet based now.
You have to have an online internet connection
but you can, if you want to,
download offline help screens
and install them on your computer
if you know you're going to be working somewhere
without internet, just click on this little down arrow here
and you can access the help there
and there's also an option to access the offline help.
Moving along the info bar,
I can also connect with the Autodesk Online Community,
to things such as Facebook and Twitter,
and Instagram and so on, they're all online.
There's some great AutoCAD videos, for example,
on the Autodesk YouTube channel.
Notice, as well here, I can go to the Autodesk App Store.
The Autodesk App Store is very much
like the app store for your phone.
You can go and download apps
that you can use in conjunction with AutoCAD
or third party apps that run inside AutoCAD as well.
Moving along, you can see now my username
and also this little blue head and shoulders icon.
That's my Autodesk account.
And that's really important because AutoCAD
is now a subscription based piece of software.
I have to be signed into my Autodesk account
to gain access to AutoCAD.
So that little blue head and shoulders there
indicates that I am signed into my Autodesk account
and I have access to my AutoCAD software.
Last but not least,
we've got a little magnifying glass here
that allows us to search for search results
in the help screens.
So I can type in a keyword or phrase here,
let's say I'm looking for the line command
which is one of the more commonly used commands in AutoCAD.
I can type in line and just press enter
or click on the little magnifying glass
and that'll open up the AutoCAD helps screens
and search for any commands or text
that has the word line in it.
I can then obviously work with that search
and find the information that I need for the word line
in the commands in the help screens for AutoCAD.