Elly26 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Can someone tell me how to sort out the "Windows" task pane when you have say 10 different drawings open, they are named: E01, E02, M01, M02, H01, H02. I want it to show the drawings in order such as E01, E02 then H01, H02. At the moment it just shows them randomly. Is there any way of doing this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobDraw Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Drag and drop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elly26 Posted November 12, 2015 Author Share Posted November 12, 2015 Hi RobDraw, Explain how you mean "Drag and Drop" Let me paint a picture for you. I open say like 10 different drawings, they have the names E01, E02, M02, M03, E03, E04 Then when I click the Window tab on the top right, it has the list of drawings open: It shows it as: E01 E02 M02 M03 E03 how do I make it so it goes E01 E02 E03 M02 M03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobDraw Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Drag = Hover over the drawing that you would like to move. Press left mouse button and hold. Move cursor to desired location. Drop = Release the left mouse button. I don't know if this will work for you or not. It's just the first thing that I would try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elly26 Posted November 12, 2015 Author Share Posted November 12, 2015 Hi Rob, That did not work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobDraw Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 I got nothing else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elly26 Posted November 12, 2015 Author Share Posted November 12, 2015 Hopefully someone has an answer to it, as it would really speed up my work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobDraw Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 There are several to access open drawings within AutoCAD, if that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elly26 Posted November 12, 2015 Author Share Posted November 12, 2015 Sorry Explain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana W Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Sorry Explain? Are you talking about the recent files list under the File button, or the Files Tabs within the AutoCad upper menu bar? The Files Tabs default to order opened, but can be ordered any way you like by drag&drop. The Recent Files list on the Files button cannot be altered, except by quantity in your Options menu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elly26 Posted November 13, 2015 Author Share Posted November 13, 2015 Hi Dana, Please see the attached Picture to see what I am talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana W Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Well, it looks like they have made some improvements to that list in the last 5 years. That is the Recent Drawings list you get when you click the AutoCad icon in the upper left corner, right? My version looks like this, with lots of sort options. I guess my only answer at this point is that I can do it, and you can't. Nannynanny Booboo. Sorry, I can't be of more help here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCADnoob Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Hi RobDraw, Explain how you mean "Drag and Drop" Let me paint a picture for you. I open say like 10 different drawings, they have the names E01, E02, M02, M03, E03, E04 Then when I click the Window tab on the top right, it has the list of drawings open: It shows it as: E01 E02 M02 M03 E03 how do I make it so it goes E01 E02 E03 M02 M03 are you opening them all at once (highlighting them all and right click open)? if so try selecting them one at a time and open them in the order you need them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana W Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 I'll have to take part of that back. When I switch to the open drawings list, from the Recent Files list, I lose the sort options. So, I can't do it either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Elly26: Would you mind telling us exactly how you got that particular window to appear? You mentioned the Windows task pane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elly26 Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 Please look at the attachment that I posted. This is not what I am concerned about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elly26 Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 ReMark, I opened a few drawings, then clicked on the "Windows" button on the top right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Are you using Autocad or something else? Can you post a screen shot so we can see your program interface instead of an isolated window? I don't think any of us know what the "Windows" button on the top right is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elly26 Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 Please take a look at these screenshots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Where is the "Windows" button on the top right that pops up that window you're showing in your earlier post? What you're showing now is the Window Menu which is quite different from what you were showing previously. It's important that we know exactly what you're talking about, although I don't think you can do anything about the order in which the drawings are sorted. I believe it sorts them in the order they were opened. If you want them to display in a specific order, maybe you should open the drawings in that order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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