Opening files

- [Instructor] Opening a file in AutoCAD … for Mac is fairly straight forward. … I can go to File, and then select Open. … And from here, I'm given the normal Mac OS operating dialog. … Alternatively, I could press Command and the letter O, … or I can simply type open down in the command line. … They all take me to the same location. … From here, I can choose which files … I'd like to open down here at the bottom … by changing the file extension … from Drawing, DXF, or Drawing Template. … I can change my view type here, … including a folder hierarchy or the preview mode here, … where I can see small versions … and small little previews of each one of the files. … I can also use any favorites that I've preset in the Mac OS. … Alternatively, I can go to File, … Open Recent, and I can see the last … 15 or 20 drawings that I've opened in the past, … or any recent projects that I've worked with, as well. … A tip for Power users, at most firms, … drawing files are stored in a project folder …