CAD tip # 8018:

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My AutoCAD command line window is off-screen.

If you - by a mistake - tear off the AutoCAD command line window and drag it outside the visible part of your screen, you can try to get it back blindly with the arrow keys on your keyboard.

This method works for the floating command line window (palette), not for the text window invoked by the F2 key. If you are not sure whether the text window is displayed at the same time, enter the _GRAPHSCR command first.

Press the ESC key to terminate all commands
1x press the TAB key
Press the key combination ALT+Space
1x press the Arrow down key and then Enter (= the 'Move' function)
Now press repeatedly the arrow keys (up, down, left, right) to "hunt" your lost window back to the visible screen.

See also the tip 5749.

For version 2013 and higher, use the Tip 8745.

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applies to: AutoCAD · AutoCAD LT · AutoCAD Architecture ·

See also:
Tip 14419:	Autodesk Fusion does not respond to keyboard input.
Tip 13996:	Automatic hide for Revit palettes - save screen space (undocumented).
Tip 13861:	How to get rid of drawing tabs under AutoCAD ribbon.
Tip 13735:	My initial login to Fusion 360 isn't working.
Tip 13723:	How to tear and drag a DWG drawing window to a second screen?

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