Context menus (general)

Many Browser nodes have context menus for certain actions. Right-click the node (such as the Named Views node, Sheet nodes, or Module instance nodes) to show the context menu for that node. The top-level Schematic node has a menu as well.

Sheet node menu

Right-click the node to open the context menu.

• New Sheet: Create a new sheet in the current scope
• Create Module From Sheet: Create a new hierarchical module from the chosen sheet
• Rename: Rename the sheet with a custom name, or leave empty for default name
• Edit Description: Edit the Sheet description field with plain text or simple HTML
• Delete: Delete the Sheet from its parent scope

Module instance node menu

Right-click the node to open the context menu.

• Edit Module: Navigates to the first sheet of the module
• New Sheet: Create a new sheet within the module
• Rename Module: Rename the parent module (all instances will be affected)
• Move: Move the module instance. If in Board, all module child objects will be moved.
• Delete: Delete the module instance from its parent Sheet
• Properties: Open properties for the module instance
• Find In Window: Brings the module instance into view, centered on the canvas with zoom set to a standard level

Top schematic node menu

Right-click the node to open the context menu.

• New Sheet: Create a new Sheet at the top level of the schematic
• Create Module: Start the new module creation process (same as Connect/Module menu option)

Named View node menu

Right-click the node to open the context menu.

• New Named View: Create a new named view based on the current pan and zoom on the canvas

Custom Named View node menu

Right-click the node to open the context menu.

• Rename: Rename an existing Named View
• Delete: Delete an existing Named View
• Update Named View: Reset the existing Named View with the current canvas view