Data Sheet

Schematic Capture

Note that Proteus allows you to reposition all the icon toolbars as well as

move/resize the Object Selector/Overview Window. Do be aware however, that this

documentation refers to all the rebars and windows in their default locations.

Visual Aids to Design

Proteus is designed to be as user friendly as possible and provides two main ways to help you

see what is happening during the design process – objects are encircled with a dashed line or

‘twitched’ when the mouse is over them and mouse cursors will change according to function.

Essentially, the object-twitching scheme tells you which object the mouse is over (the ‘hot’

object) and the mouse cursor tells you what will happen when you left click the mouse on that

object. While extremely intuitive, a summary of cursors used, together with their actions, is

provided below:

Cursor

Description

Standard Cursor - Used in selection mode when not over a 'hot' object.

Placement Cursor - Placement of an object will commence on a left click of the

mouse.

Hot Placement Cursor - Appears green when placement of a wire is available on left

click of the mouse.

Bus Placement Cursor - Appears blue when placement of a BUS is available on left

click of the mouse.

Selection Cursor - Object under the mouse will be selected on a left click of the

mouse.

Move Cursor - The currently selected object can be moved.

Drag Cursor - The wire or 2D graphic can be dragged by holding the left mouse

button down

Assignment Cursor - When over an object (having set the Property Assignment Tool)

You can assign the property by left clicking the mouse button.

We will see more of the different cursor types throughout the course of the tutorial.

Keyboard Shortcuts

For those customers who prefer to invoke commands and dialogues via the keyboard Proteus

provides a comprehensive and flexible scheme for assigning shortcuts. The dialogue form is

invoked from the System Menu – Set Keyboard Mapping command, where all commands and

operation modes can be accessed from the combo box at the top. Simply select the command

you want, apply a key sequence and assign it to that command