Schematic Editor Shortcuts
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Schematic Editor Shortcuts
| G | Cycle through snap grid settings |
| F2 | Edit in-place |
| CTRL + PAGE DOWN | Fit all objects into view |
| SPACEBAR | Rotate counterclockwise by 90 degrees while moving an object |
| SPACEBAR | Toggle start/end mode while placing a wire/bus/line |
 , SPACEBAR | Toggle pen color while using highlighting pens |
| SHIFT + SPACEBAR | Rotate clockwise by 90 degrees while moving an object |
| SHIFT + SPACEBAR | Cycle Step through placement modes while placing a wire/bus/line |
| CTRL + SPACEBAR | Rotate counterclockwise by 90 degrees while dragging an object |
| SHIFT + CTRL + SPACEBAR | Rotate clockwise by 90 degrees while dragging an object |
| , CTRL + Left-click on port or sheet entry | Highlight connection/net on target sheet while using highlighting pens |
| SHIFT + CTRL + C | Clear all highlighting applied by highlighting pens |
| BACKSPACE | Remove the last vertex when placing a wire/bus/line/polygon |
| Left-click, hold + DELETE | When a wire is selected to delete a vertex |
| Left-click, hold + INSERT | When a wire is selected to add a vertex |
| CTRL + Left-click & drag | Drag object |
| Left-click in Navigator panel | Cross probe to object on schematic document |
| ALT + Left-click in Navigator panel | Cross probe to object on both schematic document and PCB |
| ALT + Left-click on net object | Highlight all elements in net on sheet |
| CTRL + Double Left-click | On sheet symbol to descend hierarchy |
| CTRL + Double Left-click | On port to ascend hierarchy |
| + (numeric keypad) | Enlarge IEEE symbol size during placement or movement |
| - (numeric keypad) | Reduce IEEE symbol size during placement or movement |
| CTRL + F | Find text |
| CTRL + H | Find and replace text |
| F3 | Find next occurrence of searched text |
| INSERT | Copy attributes of object under the cursor while placing an object of the same type |
| S | Swap sheet entry side while moving one or more selected sheet entries |
| V | Reverse sheet entry order while moving two or more selected sheet entries |
| T | Toggle sheet entry IO type while moving one or more selected sheet entries |
| T | Toggle all sheet entry IO types while resizing selected sheet symbol |
| T, P | Access Schematic - General page of Preferences dialog |