Specifications

26 Chapter 2—Schematic Editing
Adding an Invisible Name
An invisible name for either a device or signal can be created in one of two
ways.
 Use the right mouse button to select the device or signal, then select the
Name command from the pop-up menu. Or:
 Select the desired device or signal, then select the Get Info command in
the Schematic menu ( –I), then click on the Attributes button in
this dialog, then select the Name field in the Attributes Dialog.
In either case, if the name is already visible on the diagram, changing it
here will change all its displayed occurrences.
IMPORTANT: When a signal name is invisible, it is not used to establish connections by name to
other signal lines. See the rules in the section above, Naming Signals and Busses.
Making an Invisible Name Visible
An invisible name can be made visible by either of the following methods:
 Click the Text pointer anywhere on the signal or device. When the
mouse button is released, the name will be positioned at that point, as
described in the general naming instructions above. Or:
 Select the Name command in the device or signal pop-up menu, and
enable the Visible option. The name will be displayed in a convenient
location close to the object.
Auto-Naming Features
Three features are available to simplify the naming of groups of related sig-
nals, devices, and pins. These features are activated by holding down the
, , and/or keys, then selecting the signal to be named
with the Text cursor.
 Auto-alignment—If the key is held down while the signal is
selected, the text insertion point will be positioned horizontally aligned
with the last signal name that was entered. The vertical position is
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