To pin a slot

By default, some slots are visible in the wire sheet view of the slot. However, you can have any – or all slots visible on the wire sheet by “pinning” open the slot(s).

To pin a slot:

1. In the wire sheet view, right–click on the desired component.

   The popup menu appears.

2. From the popup menu, select the Pin Slots command.

   The Pin Slots dialog box appears.

3. In the Pin Slots dialog box, click to the left of all slots that you want to pin open.

   A pin icon appears next to each icon you click.

4. Click the OK button.

   The slots are pinned and appear on the wire sheet with a knob next to the slot name.

To paste a component onto the wire sheet

You can add a component to the displayed property sheet by pasting it onto the property sheet or by dragging it onto the property sheet.

To add a component to a property sheet by pasting it to the property sheet, do the following:

1. Select the desired component and use the Copy (to duplicate) or Cut (to remove) command to copy the component to the clipboard.

   Copy and Cut commands are available on the popup (right–click) menu, the Edit menu, or from the toolbar.

2. Right–click on the property sheet.

   The popup menu appears.

3. From the popup menu, select the paste command.

   The Name dialog box appears.

4. Type the desired name for the new component in the text field and click the OK button.

   The new component appears in the property sheet.

To drag a component to the wire sheet (left–click method)

You can drag a component to the displayed property sheet by using a right–click drag or by using a normal, left–click drag.

To drag a component to a property sheet by using the left–click drag method, do the following:

1. Select the desired component using a left–click and drag it to the property sheet.

   When you release the mouse button, the Name dialog box appears.

2. Type the desired name for the new component in the text field and click the OK button.

   The new component appears in the property sheet.

To drag a component to the wire sheet (right–click method)

You can drag a component to the displayed property sheet by using a right–click drag or by using a normal, left–click drag.

To drag a component to a property sheet by using the right–click drag method, do the following:

1. Right–click the desired component and drag it to the property sheet.

   When you release the right mouse button, a popup menu appears.

2. From the popup menu, choose one of the following commands:

   • Copy – this command makes a duplicate of the component to paste onto the property sheet.

     The Name dialog box appears.

   • Move – this command removes the original component and prepares to paste in onto the property sheet.

     The Name dialog box appears.

   • Cancel – this command will stop the process, and the popup menu will disappear.

3. Type the desired name for the new component in the text field and click the OK button.

   The new component appears in the property sheet.