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Insert schematic components
Use the Insert Component tool to insert a component into the drawing.
1 Click the Insert Component tool.
2 In the Insert Component dialog box, select the starting orient-
ation for the component: horizontal or vertical.
3 (Optional) If you want to turn off the Insert/Edit Component
dialog box when inserting symbols onto the drawing select
No Edit dialog.
4 (Optional) If you want to insert the component, untagged (for
example, without assigning a unique Component Tag) select
No Tag. The untagged value that displays is the component's
TAG1/TAG2 default value.
5 Select the component to insert (such as Push Buttons ➤ Push
Button N.O.) Select an icon picture or the component type
from the left-hand list.
The menu's right-hand column is the Dyna-stack. It displays
the last six components inserted during the current editing
session. Click Previous to display the last submenu from which
a component was inserted or Used to display a list of recently
inserted components.
6 Specify the insertion point in the drawing.
The orientation of the symbol tries to match the underlying
wire. The wire breaks automatically if the symbol lands on it.
7 On the Insert/Edit Component dialog box, annotate the
component.
8 Click OK.
Insert component
This icon menu can be modified, expanded, or replaced with your own custom
menu. You can change the default icon menu using the Library and Icon
Menu Paths section of the Project Properties ➤ Project Settings dialog box.
Select Projects ➤ Project ➤ Project Manager. Right-click the project name
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