Several commands display standard file selection dialog boxes, in which you can navigate through local and network drives and through FTP sites and Web folders to select files. While each dialog box may vary slightly, following is a list of the possible options.
The following options are displayed.
Provides quick access to predefined locations. You can reorder the icons in the Places list by dragging them to a new position. To add a new icon to Places, drag a folder from the list. Changes to Places affect all standard file selection dialog boxes.
Displays shortcuts to the files most recently accessed
from the dialog box. It is recommended that you periodically remove
unwanted shortcuts from the History list. Select History, then select
the unwanted shortcuts in the Files list and click Delete. To sort
the shortcuts by date, click Views 
Details, and then click the Modified column
in the Files list.
Displays the FTP sites that are available for browsing
in the standard file selection dialog box. To add FTP locations
to this list, or to modify an existing FTP location, click Tools Add/Modify
FTP Locations in the dialog box.
Provides access to Buzzsaw projects. Buzzsaw is a secure Internet-based collaboration and project management service that connects project teams in different locations. To use Buzzsaw, you must already have a project hosting account on Buzzsaw or be given access to a subscriber's Buzzsaw site. If you do not yet have a project hosting account on Buzzsaw, clicking Buzzsaw displays the Select Template dialog box where you can add a Buzzsaw location shortcut. Double-clicking Add a Buzzsaw Location Shortcut opens the Log In To Buzzsaw dialog box where you can register for a free 30-day trial subscription to the service. Also, the first time you access Buzzsaw, your default web browser opens with the project hosting page displayed. If you already have a project hosting account, clicking Buzzsaw shows all of your project sites in the Site list.
Displays the current folder or drive. Click the arrow to view the hierarchy of the folder path and to navigate up the path tree or to other drives, network connections, FTP locations, or web folders (either Web Folders or My Network Places, depending on the version of your operating system). You can create web folders in Windows Explorer. Consult your system administrator or Windows Explorer Help for more information about web folders. To control whether the last used paths in each particular standard file selection dialog box are stored across sessions, use the REMEMBERFOLDERS system variable.
Controls the appearance of the Files list or Folders list and, for a Files list, specifies whether to show a preview image when a file is selected.
Provides tools to help with file selection and other actions available in file selection dialog boxes.
Displays the Find dialog box, in which you can search for files using name, location, and date-modified filters.
Uses the AutoCAD LT search path to locate the file specified in File Name. You set the search path on the Files tab in the Options dialog box.
Displays the Add/Modify FTP Locations dialog box, in which you can specify the FTP sites to make available for browsing. To browse these sites, select FTP from the Places list.
Displays the files and folders in the current path and of the selected file type. Use the Views menu in the dialog box to switch between List view and Details view.
Displays a bitmap of
the selected file when you choose Views Preview in the dialog box. To save a bitmap
with a drawing file, use the Save a Thumbnail Preview Image option
on the Open and Save tab in the Options
dialog box.
Displays the name of the file you select in the Files list. If you select multiple files, File Name displays each selected file within quotation marks. You must use quotation marks when entering multiple file names. You can use wild-card characters to filter files displayed in the Files list.
Displays the specified model space view when you open the drawing if the drawing contains more than one named view.
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Reflects the current setting of the UPDATETHUMBNAIL system variable. This option temporarily overrides that setting. This option does not change the current setting of UPDATETHUMBNAIL.
