Message: No layout view or file was found.

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QUESTION

Sometimes, when I select File> Send to Layout  from the menu, a message says,

"No layout view or file was found. Would you like to create a new layout window and send this view to it?" 

Why does this happen?

ANSWER

This message will appear only in a specific set of circumstances, specifically: 
When you try to send a view to layout;

• When you try to send a view to layout;
  
  

• No layout file is currently open; and
  

• The program is unable to find a layout file with the same name as the plan that you're trying to send a view from.
  
  
  

If you click Yes, the program will open a new layout file and automatically give this layout file the same name as the plan that you're trying to send a view to layout from.

If you have particular layout file that you want to send views to, you should instead click No. 

Then, select File> Open Layout  from the menu and open the layout in question. When the desired layout is open, you can send views to it.