Quick Edit Attributes

Ever want to just edit an attribute like you would text, without going through a dialog? Guess what? You can!

(You knew I wouldn’t ask unless the answer was yes.)

To quickly edit one specific attribute, simply hold down CTRL while double-clicking on the attribute.

It’ll be opened for editing without any of the bells & whistles you get from the Enhanced Attribute Editor, but if all you’re doing is editing the contents, maybe you don’t need them every time.

(Note: I first saw this on Twitter, linked to a blog – but I can’t find the original tweet or post. :-( If it was yours, let me know & I’ll provide proper attribution.)

(Update: Thanks to Paul Munford (@CadSetterOut) for the original tweet and Will Forty of HowToAutoCAD.com for the initial blog post!)

Comments

[Paul Munford]

Hi Kate,

Was it this tweet?
https://twitter.com/CadSetterOut/status/253831522455527424

And this post?
http://howtoautocad.com/block-attribute-shortcut/

[Murray Clack]

THANK YOU!

I have a lot of attributes that are set to "Multiline", and I found it to be a pain to jump through a couple of hoops to get to the guts of it all.