Mastering AutoCAD 2005 and AutoCAD LT 2005

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Symbols

' ( apostrophes ), 618

* ( asterisks )

with calculator, 569

in Diesel, 892

in layer filters, 174

@ (at signs), 46 “47

\ (backslashes)

in menus , 884

for spaces, 464

[] <> (brackets)

with calculator, 569

for default options, 51

for line types, 898 “899

for menu items, 886 “887

^ ( carets )

for calculator, 569

in menus, 884

, (commas)

in Cartesian coordinates, 47

in hatch patterns, 902

in line type patterns, 897

$ (dollar signs)

in Diesel, 888 “893

in importing files, 532

" (double quotes)

in macros, 863

in units, 86

= (equal signs)

in Diesel, 892

in filters, 562

! (exclamation points)

in Diesel, 892

in filters, 562

> (greater-than symbols)

in Diesel, 892

in filters, 562 “563

in pull-down menus, 885

for text, 420

< ( less-than symbols)

for angles, 46

for degrees, 86

in Diesel, 892

for filters, 562

in pull-down menus, 885

for text, 420

- (minus signs)

with calculator, 569

for command prompt, 6

in Diesel, 892

in line type patterns, 897

for macros, 873

in pull-down menus, 885

in units, 86

() (parentheses)

for calculator, 569

in Diesel, 889

for functions, 862 “863

% (percent signs), 378

. (periods)

for decimal points, 47

in sketching, 603

+ (plus signs)

with calculator, 569

in Diesel, 889, 892

in menus, 884

? (question marks)

in layer filters, 174

for system variables , 619

; (semicolons), 884

' (single quotes), 618

/ ( slashes )

with calculator, 569

in Diesel, 889, 892

for options, 51

~ (tildes), 885

_ (underscores)

in line type patterns, 897

for text objects, 378

(vertical bars), 531 “532