Inside AutoCAD® 2002

Open and Save Settings

The Open and Save tab controls a variety of features associated with opening and saving files. By editing the features, you can control the format AutoCAD saves files as, whether AutoCAD automatically saves files, and whether AutoCAD makes a backup copy when it saves a file. These, and other related features, are discussed in this section.

The Open and Save tab is organized into five areas, as shown in Figure 3.8. The five areas are as follows:

Figure 3.8. The Open and Save tab in the Options dialog box controls how AutoCAD handles files.

• File Save. Controls various features associated with saving files.

• File Safety ...