Manage projects in AutoCAD Electrical

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The Project Manager makes it easy to open, close, or activate AutoCAD Electrical projects,

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so you can seamlessly switch among multiple projects, which are essentially just collections of drawings.

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If you want to open an existing project, either click the Open Project icon at the top of the Project Manager,

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or expand the project drop-down and select Open Project.

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In the Select Project File dialog, navigate to the .wdp file

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—a project file, not an individual drawing file—

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and then double-click the file, or select the file and click Open.

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In this example, click Cancel, since the project is already open.

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To see at a glance which project is currently active, check the top of the project list.

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AutoCAD Electrical looks to this file for any project information, including menu files, symbol libraries, and other file references.

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If you are performing a project-wide utility, remember that you can only do so on the active project.

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To close any project in the Project Manager list, right-click the project and select Close.

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Keep in mind that closing a project only removes it from this list of projects.

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It does not delete the project.

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To activate a project in the Project Manager list, right-click it and select Activate.

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Doing so updates the list and moves that project to the top of the list.

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With the Project Manager to help you keep track of your projects,

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the files you need are always at your fingertips, right where you left them.