2.2. Mouse commands

2.2. Mouse commands

2.2.1. Basic commands

Left button

• Single click: displays the characteristics of the component or text under the cursor in the status bar.
• Double click: edit (if the element is editable) the component or text.

Right button

• Opens a pop-up menu.

2.2.2. Operations on blocks

You can move, drag, copy and delete selected areas in all Eeschema menus.

Areas are selected by dragging a box around them using the left mouse button.

Holding “Shift”, “Ctrl”, or “Shift + Ctrl” during selection respectively performs copying, dragging, and deletion:

When dragging or copying, you can:

• Click again to place the elements.
• Click the right button to cancel.

If a block move command has started, another command can be selected via the pop-up menu (mouse, right button):