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# 2.4 Edit Menu

The Edit Menu shows commands affecting the Main Canvas (Section 3.1).

  Above - Moves selected object to foreground.

  Below - Moves selected object to background.

  Copy - Copies the selected objects to the clipboard.

  Cut - Moves the selected objects to the clipboard.

  Delete - Deletes the selected objects.

  Deselect All - unselects all objects on the layout. The same action can be achieved by pressing the ESC key.

  Invert Selection - selects all unselected objects and unselects all previously selected objects.

  Move To Current Layer - move all selected objects to the current Layer (Section 2.9.5).

  Paste - Copies the contents of the clipboard to the layout. The newly pasted parts are in Selected state and can easily be moved into place. Any previously selected objects are unselected.

  Redo - Undoes the last Undo command. The Redo command can also be invoked by the Redo button (Section 2.4.5).

  Select All - Selects all objects on the layout.

  Select Current Layer - selects all objects in the current Layer (Section 2.9.5).

  Select Stranded Track - selects all track pieces that are not connected to any other objects. This helps cleaning up a drawing after many changes have been made.

  Thin, Medium and Thick Tracks - set rail width of selected tracks.

  Tunnel - Hides or reveals selected tracks.

  Undo - Undoes the last command. Up to the last ten commands can be undone. If there are no commands that can be undone the Undo item is disabled. The Undo command can also be invoked by the Undo button (Section 2.4.5).

For more information on working with selected objects, see the Select (Section 2.2.14) command.

- 2.4.1 Above and Below
- 2.4.2 Additional Shortcut Keys
- 2.4.3 Delete
- 2.4.4 Tunnel (Hide Tracks)
- 2.4.5 Undo and Redo