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Properties of the Four: Equal tile slide on the Tiled Viewport Layout image<br />

tile menu<br />

Properties<br />

pane item<br />

Slide library<br />

Slide label<br />

Description<br />

A file that is made up of multiple slides and<br />

created using the file slidelib.exe.<br />

Name of a slide contained in the slide library<br />

file or a slide image that is stored separately.<br />

Example<br />

acadlt<br />

vport-4<br />

You can use any slide generated by AutoCAD LT as an image. Keep the<br />

following suggestions in mind as you prepare slides for an image tile menu.<br />

■ Keep the image simple. When an image tile menu is displayed, you must<br />

wait for all images to be drawn before making a selection. If you show<br />

numerous complex symbols, use simple, recognizable images rather than<br />

full renditions.<br />

■ Fill the box. When making a slide for an image, be sure to fill the screen<br />

with the image before starting MSLIDE. If the image is very wide and short,<br />

or long and thin, the image tile menu will look best if you use PAN to<br />

center the image on the screen before making the slide.<br />

Images are displayed with an aspect ratio of 3:2 (3 units wide by 2 units<br />

high). If your drawing area has a different aspect ratio, it can be difficult<br />

to produce image slides that are centered in the image tile menu. If you<br />

work within a layout viewport that has an aspect ratio of 3:2, you can<br />

position the image and be assured that it will look the same when it is<br />

displayed in the image tile menu.<br />

■ Remember the purpose of the images. Do not use images to encode abstract<br />

concepts into symbols. Image tiles are useful primarily for selecting a<br />

graphic symbol.<br />

To create an image tile slide<br />

1 In AutoCAD LT, draw the geometry that you want to appear in the slide.<br />

2 Click View tab ➤ Navigate panel ➤ Zoom drop-down ➤ Center.<br />

3 At the Command prompt, enter mslide.<br />

4 In the Create Slide File dialog box, specify the file name.<br />

5 Click Save, and add it to a slide library file if desired. You can associate<br />

this image slide to a new image tile.<br />

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