Using the Reset Pop-Up Menu

The Reset Pop-up menu provides convenient access to frequently used tools and utilities.

The menu pops up when the Reset button is either clicked or pressed and held as determined by the Reset Pop-up Menu preference in the Input category of the Preferences dialog ( File > Settings > User > Preferences ).

If the Reset Pop-up Menu preference is set to the default, Press and Hold, the time interval during which the Reset button must be pressed and held in order to access the menu is determined by the Hold Delay preference, also in the Input category.

The Reset pop-up menu can be changed by customizing context menus in the Customize dialog.

Reset

Enters a Reset.

This menu item appears in the Reset pop-up menu only if the Reset Pop-up Menu preference is set to Click in the Input category of the Preferences dialog ( File > Settings > User > Preferences ).

RESET

Pop-up Menu Options

Opens the Preferences dialog to its Input category thereby making accessible the controls used to set the Reset Pop-up Menu and Hold Delay preferences.

This menu item appears in the Reset pop-up menu only if the Reset Pop-up Menu preference is set to Click.

Element Selection

Activates the Element Selection tool, which is used to select and deselect elements for modification or manipulation.

This menu item appears in the Reset pop-up menu only if the Element Selection tool is not selected.

Copy

Activates the Copy Element tool, which is used to copy an element(s).

Move

Activates the Move Element tool, which is used to move an element(s).

Scale

Activates the Scale tool, which is used to resize an element(s).

Rotate

Activates the Rotate tool, which is used to rotate an element(s).

Mirror

Activates the Mirror tool, which is used to mirror an element(s).

Select All

Selects all elements in the design.

Select All is useful mainly for sketching and for testing tools and should be used with care for a large design because:

It may take a long time to add many elements to the selection set.
Elements are selected regardless of whether they are visible.

CHOOSE ALL

Tip: It is usually much more efficient to use a fence to manipulate a very large number of elements.

Select None

Deselects all elements in the design.

CHOOSE NONE

Select Previous

Restores the previous selection set.

CHOOSE PREVIOUS

Note: If any currently selected elements were not in the previous selection set, choosing Select Previous will cause those elements to be deselected.

Cut to Clipboard

Removes (cuts) the selected element(s) to the Clipboard for subsequent pasting (from the Reset pop-up menu, choose Paste from Clipboard). The element(s) remain on the Clipboard until another Cut to Clipboard or Copy to Clipboard is performed.

Cut to Clipboard is dimmed if no elements are selected.

CLIPBOARD CUT

Note: In the Text Editor window, you can cut selected text by pressing <Ctrl+X>.

Copy to Clipboard

Copies the selected element(s) to the Clipboard for subsequent pasting (from the Reset pop-up menu, choose Paste from Clipboard). The element(s) remain on the Clipboard until another Copy to Clipboard or Cut to Clipboard is performed.

Copy to Clipboard is dimmed if no elements are selected.

CLIPBOARD COPY

Note: In the Text Editor window, you can copy selected text by pressing <Ctrl+C>.

Paste from Clipboard

Copies the contents of the Clipboard to the design. After choosing Paste from Clipboard, you must enter a data point to position the element(s) being pasted.

Because the element(s) remain on the Clipboard after pasting, you can paste repeatedly.

Paste from Clipboard is dimmed if there are no elements on the Clipboard.

CLIPBOARD PASTE

Note: If a tentative point is active when the element is cut or copied to the clipboard, the point is used as the paste origin.

Note: In the Text Editor window, you can paste text at the insertion point by pressing <Ctrl+V>. If any text is selected, it is replaced.

Delete Element

Activates the Delete Element tool, which is used to delete an element(s).

Properties

Effect is the same as selecting the Properties tool in the ribbon.