User Guide

Above the working area you will find the coordinate display on the left,

with the command line, where commands can be entered in text for

mat,totherightofit.

EAGLE accepts commands in different but equivalent ways: as mouse

clicks,textviakeyboard,orfromcommand(script)files.

On the left of the work space you find the command toolbar, which

containsmostoftheSchematicEditor’scommands.

Below, in the status line, instructions for the user appear if a command

isactive.

Each of the toolbars can be displayed or hidden using Options/User

Interface. It is also possible to rearrange the toolbars within certain

limits with the aid of the mouse. The command toolbar, for instance,

can also be placed on the right, or the action and parameter toolbars can

beplacedtogetherononeline.

HowYouObtainDetailedInformationAbouta

Command

BubbleHelpor ToolTips

If the mouse cursor remains above an icon for longer than a certain

time, the name of the EAGLE command appears. You also see a short

explanationbelowinthestatusline.

For example, move the cursor over the WIRE icon. Bubble help with the

word Wire appears directly by the cursor. The short description, Draw

lines,appearsinthestatusline.

If you select the command, a short note appears below in the status line,

indicating what would normally be expected as the next action. For in

stance, if you click on the WIRE icon, the status line will display the in

struction: Left-clicktostartwire .

These functions can be activated or cancelled in the Control Panel by

meansofthe Options/UserInterface menu.

HelpFunction

If you want to learn more about a command, e.g. the WIRE command,

clickitsiconinthecommandtoolbar,thenclickthehelpicon.

Asanalternativeyoucantype

HELPWIRE ←

intothecommandline.The ← charactersymbolizesthe Enter key.

EAGLEManual