Symbol Menu

The Symbol menu lists options for symbol naming, property displays, and file operations. Its entries include:

Update Project

This option updates the current project with changes made in the current symbol.

Note: Update Project updates your symbol changes to the current project in memory and does not save your changes to disk. To save your changes to disk, you must also click Save on the File menu. If you like the changes you have made in a symbol to be available for use in other projects, you must export the symbol to a library as described in the Edit Libraries topic.

Set Name

This option opens a Properties window to rename the current symbol.

Property Display Setup

This option opens the Properties Display so add or modify display of the names and/or values of properties associated with the component represented by the current symbol.

Pin List

This option gives you access to settings related to pin properties by opening the Pin List window.

Grid Setup

This option gives you access to settings related to the symbol editor grid resolution, color, and visibility by opening the symbol editor Grid Setup window.

Import File

The Import File command allows you to import an existing SVG-formatted symbol into the symbol editor.

Export File

This option saves the current symbol as a Microsoft Enhanced Meta File (.emf) graphic.

Edit Component

This option launches the Edit Component window to modify the component associated with the active symbol.

Normalize Symbol on Save

Allows you to normalize the symbol you are editing when you save after making modifications.

List

Opens the Design List window, which lists the objects in the layout. Each column may be sorted by clicking on the heading. One or more object rows can be selected and operated by clicking Delete and Properties.