Manipulate PromptBar

The default location of PromptBar is directly below the graphics window, but you can move it and then re-size it to suit your needs. You also can change the size of text, or you can turn it off.

The following instructions reference these specific PromptBar controls.

(1)

grabber bar

(2)

Grow Font button

(3)

Shrink Font button

(4)

Display multiple lines of text

(5)

Docking Window Display List button

(6)

Auto Hide (or Un-hide) button

(7)

Close button

In addition, there are docking sticker controls that are common to all docking windows. Docking stickers help position docking windows. To learn more, see this Help topic: Reposition a window using docking stickers.

Make prompt text smaller or larger
Automatically hide PromptBar
Show multiple lines of text
Move and dock PromptBar
Make PromptBar smaller
  1. Move PromptBar out of the Solid Edge window frame.

  2. Pause the cursor at one of the edges, and when the re-size indicator appears, click and drag the edge to resize it.

Restore PromptBar to its previous location
Turn PromptBar off
  1. Click the Docking Window Display Menu button (5).

  2. On the Display menu, clear the PromptBar check box.

  3. Click the Close button (7).

    PromptBar is removed from the user interface.

Turn PromptBar on
  1. On any of the visible docking windows, such as command finder or PathFinder, click the Docking Window Display Menu button (5).

  2. On the Display menu, select the PromptBar check box.

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