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Toolbar: Main Electrical
Menu: Components ➤ Edit Component
Command entry: AEEDITCOMPONENT
Select the component to edit. In the Insert/Edit Component dialog box,
Description section, click Defaults. In the Descriptions dialog box, click
Language. Select the phrase and language to edit and click OK.
Specifies whether to display the selected description text
in one line or across multiple lines. Examples of what the
description looks like appear next to the options.
1 Line, 2 Lines, 3 Lines
Overrides the selected description text. You can use the
default text or type modifications in the edit box. The "|"
character forces a line break.
Manual edit/override
Inserts selected description text into the first description
text line of the component, leaving any existing text in
OK ➤ Description 1
lines 2 and 3 as is. However, if you selected two Lines above
and click OK ➤ Description 1, the description text displays
in description lines 1 and 2 in the Insert/Edit Component
dialog box.
Inserts selected description text into the second description
text line of the component, leaving any existing text in
lines 1 and 3 as is.
OK ➤ Description 2
Inserts text starting at the second description text line of
the component, leaving any existing text in the first line
as is.
OK ➤ Description 2,3
NOTE These components are useful for inserting description text in dual languages.
Pin numbers in use
Lists all the pins previously used in the project and the available pins that can
be assigned to a component. The component tag displays below the title bar
in the dialog box.
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