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Pressing the Spacebar to Enter??
*Applies to: AutoCAD R12, 13, 14, 2000, 2000i, 2002, 2004 and 2005*

Many new individuals to AutoCAD are often confused by the title of this tip when you bring it up, but for the ones of use that have been around for a while it's a quick and fast way to use the {ENTER} key without event using it.  In AutoCAD the Spacebar on the keyboard acts like the {ENTER} key to quickly answer default questions at the command line or to repeat the last command. The only exception to this rule is at a prompt where AutoCAD expects a text string for commands such as Dtext, Dimensions and Leaders.  But these are the exceptions to the rule.  So press the Spacebar instead of the {ENTER} key when possible.  This will help to keep your hand in the middle of the keyboard allow faster access to the command line and the command aliases.