Menu bar¶

The menu bar is placed at top from QElectroTech interface. QElectroTech contains the menus File, Edit, Project, Display, Settings, Windows and Help. Each menu provides many diferent options.

Note

A brief description of each menu option can be read from help or information tool bar by hovering over the option with the cursor.

File menu¶

../../_images/qet_menu_file.png — Figure: QElectroTech file menu¶

Option	Function	Keyboard shortcut
Latest files	Opens a project from history (recently opened files)
New	Creates a new Project	`Ctrl + n`
Open	Opens an existing project	`Ctrl + o`
Save	Saves the current project and all its folios	`Ctrl + s`
Save as	Saves the current project with a different file name
Close	Closes the current project	`Ctrl + w`
Export	Exports the curret folio to another format	`Ctrl + Shift + x`
Print	Print one or more folio of the current project	`Ctrl + p`
Quit	Closes QElectroTech	`Ctrl + q`/ `Alt + F4`

Edit menu¶

users/images/qet_menu_edit.png — Figure: QElectroTech edit menu¶

Option	Function	Keyboard shortcut
Undo	Undoes the previous action	`Ctrl + z`
Redo	Restores the undone action	`Ctrl + y`
Cut	Puts selected elements into the clipboard	`Ctrl + x`
Copy	Copies selected elements	`Ctrl + c`
Paste	Pastes elements from the clipboard into the folio	`Ctrl + v`
Select All	Selects all elments on the folio	`Ctrl + a`
Select none	Deselect all elments on the folio	`Ctrl + Shift + a`
Invert selection	Inverts selection of elements	`Ctrl + i`
Delete	Removes selected elements from the folio	`Del`
Rotate	Rotates selected elements and texts	`Space`
Choose texts orientation	Rotates selected texts to a specific angle	`Ctrl + Space`
Find in the panel	Finds the selected element in the collections panel
Edit the selected object	Displays properties for the selected element / conductor	`Ctrl + e`
Group selected texts
Reset conductors	Resets the conductors path ignoring the user changes	`Ctrl + k`
Folio properties	Edits the properties of the folio	`Ctrl + l`
Add a column	Adds a column to the folio
Remove a column	Removes a column from the folio
Add a row	Adds a row to the folio
Remove a row	Removes a row from the folio
Bring to front	Brings the selection (s) to front	`Ctrl + Shift + Home`
Raise	Aproachs the selection (s)	`Ctrl + Shift + Up`
Lower	Moves away the selection (s)	`Ctrl + Shift + Down`
Send backwards	Sends in the backwards the selection (s)	`Ctrl + Shift + End`
Search / Replace	Display Search / Replace panel	`Ctrl + f`

Project menu¶

users/images/qet_menu_project.png — Figure: QElectroTech project menu¶

Option	Function	Keyboard shortcut
Project properties	Display project properties PopUp window
Add a folio	Adds a new folio (drawing sheet) to the active project.	`Ctrl + t`
Delete this folio	Deletes the active folio (drawing sheet) of the project
Clean project	Purges the active project of unused elements and empty categories and templates
Add a summary	Creates an index table for the active project
Add a nomenclature	Creates a Bill Of Material (BOM) table for the active project
Export to CSV	Generates a `.csv` file summary of elements used in the active project according to defined filtering options
Export the list of names of wires	Generates a `.csv` file summary of conductors used in the active project
Launch the terminal block creation pluging
Export the internal project database	Generates a SQLite database of the active project

Display menu¶

users/images/qet_menu_display.png — Figure: QElectroTech display menu¶

Option	Function	Keyboard shortcut
Display projects	Shows the various opened projects in windows or tabs
Select	Allows to select elements
Move	Allows to view the folio without modifying it
Display the grid	Displays or hidden the grid of folio
Background color white / gray	Displays the background color of the folio in white or gray
Zoom In	Expands the folio	`Ctrl + +`
Zoom Out	Shrinks the folio	`Ctrl + -`
Zoom content	Adjusts the zoom to display all the content of folio regardless of context	`Ctrl + 8`
Fit in view	Adjusts the zoom on exactly trhe part of the folio	`Ctrl + 9`
Reset zoom	Restores default zoom level	`Ctrl + 0`

Settings menu¶

users/images/qet_menu_settings.png — Figure: QElectroTech settings menu¶

Option	Function	Keyboard shortcut
Display	Displays or hides toolbars and panels
Full screen mode	Displays QElectroTech in full screen mode	`Ctrl + Shift + f`
Configure QElectroTech	Allows specifying various parameters for QElectroTech

Windows menu¶

users/images/qet_menu_windows.png — Figure: QElectroTech windows menu¶

Option	Function	Keyboard shortcut
Close	Closes the current project	`Ctrl + f4`
Tile	Adds a new drawing sheet to the active project. (Folio means drawing sheet)
Cascade	Deletes the active drawing of the project
Next Project	Activates the next project	`Ctrl + tab`
Previous Project	Activates the previous project	`Ctrl + Shift + Backtab`
(Opened Projects)	Below Previous Project QElectroTech list all opened projects to select the active project

Help menu¶

users/images/qet_menu_help.png — Figure: QElectroTech help menu¶

Option	Function	Keyboard shortcut
What’s This?	Enquires main menu options	`Shift + f1`
About QElectroTech	Displays information about QElectroTech
Online manual	Lauches the default browser to the online manual of QElectroTech	`f1`
Youtube channel	Lauches the default browser on the Youtube channel of QElectroTech
Support the project with a donation	Lauches the default browser on the QElectroTech donation paypal account
About Qt	Displays information about Qt library