Edit

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The entries in the pulldown menu 'Edit' depend on the fact, whether a picture is open or not.

Undo

Reverses the last action
(The setting of maximal Undo-actions is done in Option/Settings and affects the pictures.)

Cut

Cuts selected objects and keeps it in cache.

Copy

Copies selected objects

Paste

Pastes copied or cut objects form the cache.

Delete

Deletes selected objects

Select all

Selects all objects

Properties

Paste in same position

Opens the property window

The copy of the object is pasted in the same position as its original.
see chapter Graphical possibilities / Copy and paste

Replace connection

Find/replace function
e.g. tank 1 temperature is replaced by tank 2 temperature

Element Position

Changes the position of elements

foreground

Moves selected elements into foreground

Background

Moves selected elements into background

Forward

Moves selected elements one layer up

Backward

Moves selected elements one layer down.

Align

Moves selected elements in a new position

Left

Moves selected element leftwards

Right

Moves selected element rightwards

- above

Moves selected element upwards

- below

Moves selected element downwards

Arrange

Moves elements in new position

Horizontal centre

Moves selected elements in the horziontal centre of the first selected element (left and right)

Vertical centre

Moves selected elements in the vertical centre of the first selected element (up and down)

Same x- distance

Moves the selected elements until they have the same distance between each other (left and right)

Same y- distance

Moves the selected elements until they have the same distance to each other (up and down)

Same width

Changes selected elements until they have the same width.
The element that has first been selected, defines the default width. All other elements are changed according to this default value.

Same height

Changes selected elements until they have the same height.
The element that has first been selected, defines the default height. All other elements are changed according to this default value.

Same size

Changes selected elements until they have the same size.
The element that has first been selected, defines the default size. All other elements are changed according to this default value.

Flip horizontally

Flips the selected element horizontally (one below the other)

Flip vertically

Flips the selected element vertically (sideward)

-flip 90º

Rotates the selected element for 90° (quarter turn)

-Keyboard order left/right

Defines the horizontal sequence (in which the picture elements are selected with the function Set focus)

-Keyboard order up/down

Defines the vertical sequence (in which the picture elements are selected with the function Set focus).

Symbols

List of symbols

-create

Bundles the selected picture elements as symbol.

-delete

Breaks up the symbol and the bundle of picture elements.

-insert

Adds an element to an existing symbol
(Selection from symbol list)

-disconnect

Delete selected element from the symbol. After this action the element no longer belongs to the symbol.

-convert linked symbol into embedded symbol

Embedded symbols lose their connection to the symbol in the library as soon as they are placed into a picture
Linked symbols keep their connection to the symbol in the library when they are placed into a picture
To change symbols, linked symbols must be changed in the symbol library only one time. For Embedded Symbols, each symbol has to be changes.
If a linked symbol is converted into an embedded symbol, the connection between the selected symbol and the original symbol in the symbol library is broken up. This step cannot be undone, neither can the connection be restored. The conversion from linked into embedded symbol makes local changes possible.

-list

Opens a list of all symbols, used in the current picture.

-edit symbol/element

Splits up the symbol into its graphical components.
(Only possible for embedded symbols.)