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Customizing SolidWorks For
Greater Productivity Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Save and
Restore Your Settings
Save Your Settings
Restore Your Settings
Chapter 2: User Interface Look and Feel
Reset All Preferences to Factory Defaults
Set the Background Color
Create a Custom Color Scheme
Gradient Background Color
Background Image File
PropertyManager Look and Feel
Toolbar Location and Display
Display of All Toolbars
Icon Size and Tooltip Display Options
Left Panel Display
Task Pane Location and Display
Full Screen Mode
Chapter 3: Customize Your Menus
Hide or Show Items in a Menu
Customize the Shortcut Menus
Show All and Reset to Defaults
Advanced Menu Customization
Chapter 4: Customize Your Toolbars
Display a Toolbar
Remove a Button from a Toolbar
Add a Button to a Toolbar
Create a Custom Toolbar
Resize the Toolbar
Quick Customization Hints
Reorder a Button on a Toolbar
CommandManager
Add a Toolbar to the CommandManager
Customize the Toolbar Order in the CommandManager
Use Large Buttons with Text
Remove Toolbars from the CommandManager
Add Commands to a CommandManager Toolbar
Chapter 5: Keyboard Shortcuts
Use Keyboard Shortcuts
Create a Shortcut
Search for a Command to Customize
Sort Customize Commands by Category
Display Commands with Shortcuts
Reset All Shortcuts
Chapter 6: Macros
Record a Macro
Run the Macros
Create a Custom Macro Button
Edit the Custom Macro Buttons
Assign a Macro to a Shortcut Key
Edit the Macro
Chapter 7 – Design Library
Access the Design Library
Copy an Existing Library Feature
Create a Custom Feature
Edit a Custom Feature
Add a Library Feature to a Part
Modify the Design Library
Create Your Own Design Library
Chapter 8 – Orientation and Views
Orientation Dialog Box
Change the Orientation of the Standard Views
Reset the Standard Views
Add New Named View
Viewports
Two View – Horizontal
Two View – Vertical
Single View
Four View
Link Views
Split Controls
Multiple Windows of the Same Document
Chapter 9 – Multiple Document Interface
Open Document Preview
File Explorer
Customizing Different Views of SolidWorks Documents
Cascade
Tile Horizontally
Tile Vertically
Chapter 10 –
Document Templates
Customize the Setting
Add Multiple Configurations
Add a Favorite
Customize the FeatureManager design tree
Add a Folder
Add a Comment
Split the FeatureManager design tree
Create Custom Properties
Custom Mass Properties
Save As a Template
Change the Default Template Files
Use a Custom Template
Chapter 11 – Drawing Templates
Prepare the Drawing Template Format
Link to Property
Set the Detailing Options
Set Up Layers
Try it Out
Chapter 12 –
Collaboration with Others
Set Collaboration Options
Network File Locations
Get Write Access or Make Read-Only
Manually Check File Status
Chapter 13 –
Copy Settings Wizard
Save Your Interface and Settings
Task Pane and Industry Customization
Restore Your Settings on Any Computer
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