Close Project

The user can close a project at any time. If the current work wants to be saved before closing the project, refer to save section. Even so, QElectroTech display an automatic message to save project if any modification has been created on it.

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Figure: QElectroTech Save message

Closing the current project can be done from menu bar, toolbar, projects panel, projects tab bar and using the corresponding keyboard shortcut.

At the case that more than one project are opened, the active project will be the project which will be closed.

Close project from menu bar

  1. Select File > Close menu item to close the active project.

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Figure: QElectroTech File menu

Close project from toolbar

  1. Select the icon project-close from toolbar to close the active project.

Note

If the toolbar is not displayed, it can be displayed from Settings > Display > Tools.

Close project from projects panel

The advantage of closing projects from projects panel is the possibility to close projects which are opened and are not the active project.

  1. Right click on the opened project from the projects panel tree which should be closed.

  2. Select Close this project to close the selected project.

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Figure: QElectroTech projects panel

Note

If the projects panel is not displayed, it can be displayed from Settings > Display > Projects.

Close project from the tab bar

All opened projects can be visible at the projects tab bar that is displayed atop of the workspace. The user can close an opened projects, regardless of whether the project is active, with a click on the close tab project_tab_close_tab from the project tab.

At the case that the projects are displayed as PopUP windows, they can be closed with a click on the close tab project_window_close_tab which is placed at the top right corner.

Note

Displaying the projects using a tab bar or using PopUP windows can be choosed at Display > Display projects.

Close project using keyboard shortcut

QElectroTech allows using keyboard shortcut to increase the working efficiency.

  1. Press Ctrl + f4 to close the active project.

See also

For more information about QElectroTech keyboard shortcuts, refer to menu bar section.