EAGLE Help

Control Panel


The Control Panel is the top level window of EAGLE. Its pulldown menu gives you access to all main windows and dialogs of the program.

File

New create a new file
Open open an existing file
Save project as... opens a file dialog to save the current project under the same or a different name
Save all save all modified editor files
Printer setup...change printer options
CAM Processor start the CAM Processor
Exit exit from the program

Window

List all... Alt+0 pop up a list of all open windows
1 Schematic - ... switch to window number 1
2 Board - ... switch to window number 2

Options

Directories... opens the directories dialog
Backup... opens the backup dialog
User interface... opens the user interface dialog

Help

General help opens a general help page
Contents opens the help table of contents
Control panel opens the help page you are currently looking at
Product registration opens the product registration dialog
Product information opens the product information window, which contains details on your EAGLE license

Data file icons

The icons shown on the Control Panel represent the various EAGLE data files. You use the directories dialog to define which directories are to be scanned for files.

Double clicking on one of the icons will bring up an editor window containing that data file.

Right clicking on one of the icons will bring up a context menu for that icon.

If you select a CAM Processor Job icon, the CAM Processor will be started with that job file.

Status line

The status line at the bottom of the Control Panel contains a short hint for the pulldown menu option that is currently selected, or the full file name of the currently selected icon.


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