Operating Symbol List: Difference between revisions
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Two types of a search can be performed: an Incremental search and a Full String search. | Two types of a search can be performed: an Incremental search and a Full String search. | ||
Incremental search locates a symbol as the symbol name is typed. Please note that an incremental search can be performed by the signal name only, and not by any other attributes. | |||
To perform | To perform Incremental search: | ||
# Select | # Select All Symbols in the left panel to search a list of all symbols, or select a particular symbol category. | ||
# Click on any symbol in the right panel. | # Click on any symbol in the right panel. | ||
# Start typing the symbol name; as the name is being typed, the selection will move between symbols seeking for a match. | # Start typing the symbol name; as the name is being typed, the selection will move between symbols seeking for a match. | ||
<div | <div class="note">Each consecutive character in a symbol name must be typed with an interval of no more the one second; if you pause for more then one second, a new search will be started, for a symbol name beginning with the first character that was typed after a pause of more than a second.</div> | ||
To start a new search without waiting for the second to be over, simply press the ESC key. | To start a new search without waiting for the second to be over, simply press the ESC key. | ||
<div | <div class="example">To search for AMD, type '''a m d''' with an interval of less than a second between each character; if you pause for more than a second after typing '''a''', once you type '''m''', the first symbol, beginning with the character "m", will be located instead. | ||
</div><br> | </div><br> | ||
Full String search can be used to find multiple symbols that satisfy the search criteria. | |||
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To perform a | To perform a Full String search: | ||
<ol> | <ol> | ||
# Select | # Select All Symbols in the left panel to search a list of all symbols, or select a particular symbol category. | ||
# Select '''Edit''' in the main menu, and then click '''Find''', or use the CTRL+F keyboard shortcut; a '''Find''' dialog box will open. | # Select '''Edit''' in the main menu, and then click '''Find''', or use the CTRL+F keyboard shortcut; a '''Find''' dialog box will open. | ||
# In the '''Find what''' text box, enter a string to search for. | # In the '''Find what''' text box, enter a string to search for. | ||
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</ol> | </ol> | ||
A previously performed search can be repeated by simply pressing the F3 key, without opening the '''Find''' dialog box. | <div class="tip">A previously performed search can be repeated by simply pressing the F3 key, without opening the '''Find''' dialog box.</div> | ||
== Customizing the Symbol List == | == Customizing the Symbol List == |