Title block editor menu bar

The menu bar is placed at top from title block editor window. The title block editor contains the menus File, Edit, Display, Settings, and Help. Each menu provides many different options.

File menu

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Figure: QElectroTech file menu

Option

Function

Keyboard shortcut

Icon

New

Creates a new Title Block

Ctrl + n

document-new

Open

Opens an existing Title Block from collection

Ctrl + o

document-open

Open from a file

Opens an existing Title Block from file

Ctrl + o

document-open

Save

Saves the current Title Block changes (overwrites)

Ctrl + s

document-save

Save as

Saves the Title Block as a new Title Block from a library

document-save-as

Save to a file

Saves the Title Block as a different file in disk

Ctrl + Shift + x

document-save-as

Quit

Quits QElectroTech Title Block editor

Ctrl + q

application-exit

Edit menu

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Figure: QElectroTech edit menu

Option

Function

Keyboard shortcut

Icon

Undo

Undoes the previous action

Ctrl + z

edit-undo

Redo

Restores the undone action

Ctrl + shift + z

edit-redo

Cut

Puts selected elements / cells into the clipboard

Ctrl + x

edit-cut

Copy

Copies selected elements / cells

Ctrl + c

edit-copy

Paste

Pastes elements from the clipboard into cell

Ctrl + v

edit-paste

Add a row

Adds a row at bottom from title block

insert-row

Add a column

Adds column at right side from title block

insert-column

Merge cells

Merges selected cells

Ctrl + j

cell-merge

Split cells

Splits selected cells

Ctrl + k

cell-split

Manage logos

Manages pictures to embed logos in the title block

Ctrl + t

insert-image

Edit extra information

Displays field to specify additional information

Ctrl + y

preferences-user

Display menu

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Figure: QElectroTech display menu

Option

Function

Keyboard shortcut

Icon

Zoom In

Expands the workspace

Ctrl + +

zoom-in

Zoom Out

Shrinks the workspace

Ctrl + -

zoom-out

Fit in view

Adjusts the zoom on exactly the part of the workspace

Ctrl + 9

view-fit-window

Reset zoom

Restores default zoom level

Ctrl + 0

zoom-original

Settings menu

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Figure: QElectroTech settings menu

Option

Function

Keyboard shortcut

Icon

Display

Displays or hides toolbars and panels

configure-toolbars

Full screen mode

Displays QElectroTech in full screen mode

Ctrl + Shift + f

view-fullscreen

Configure QElectroTech

Allows specifying various parameters for QElectroTech

configure

Help menu

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Figure: QElectroTech help menu

Option

Function

Keyboard shortcut

Icon

What’s This?

Enquires main menu options

Shift + f1

About QElectroTech

Displays information about QElectroTech

qet-icon

Online manual

Launches the default browser to the online manual of QElectroTech

f1

help-contents

Youtube channel

Launches the default browser on the Youtube channel of QElectroTech

show-video

Support the project with a donation

Launches the default browser on the QElectroTech donation paypal account

help-donate

About Qt

Displays information about Qt library

qt-icon