.. _element/properties/element_properties_display

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Display element properties
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The `element properties`_ can be displayed at the `selection properties panel`_ or in a popUP window. 
At the case of working without `selection properties panel`_, the properties can be displayed from 
`menu bar`_, `workspace`_ or using keyboard shortcut.

.. note::

   At the case of using the `selection properties panel`_, selecting the `element`_ is enough to 
   display automatically the `element properties`_ at the `panel`_.

   If the `Selection properties panel`_ is not displayed, it can be displayed from **Settings > Display 
   > Selection properties**.

Display element properties from menu bar
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    1. Select the `element`_ which `properties`_ should be displayed.
    2. Select **Edit > Edit this element** menu item to display the element properties PopUP window.

.. figure:: ../../images/qet_menu_edit.png
   :align: center

   Figure: QElectroTech Edit menu

Display element properties from workspace
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    1. Right click on the `element`_ which `properties`_ should be displayed.
    2. Select **Edit this element** option to display the element properties PopUP window.

.. figure:: ../../images/qet_element_right_click.png
   :align: center

   Figure: QElectroTech element options

Display element properties using keyboard shortcut
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

QElectroTech allows using keyboard shortcut to increase the working efficiency.

    1. Select the `element`_ which `properties`_ should be displayed.
    2. Press ``Ctrl + e`` to display the element properties PopUP window.

.. seealso::

    For more information about QElectroTech keyboard shortcut, refer to `menu bar`_ section.

.. _Menu bar: ../../interface/menu_bar.html
.. _element: ../../element/index.html
.. _element properties: ../../element/properties/index.html
.. _properties: ../../element/properties/index.html
.. _Selection properties panel: ../../interface/panels/selection_properties_panel.html
.. _panel: ../../interface/panels/selection_properties_panel.html
.. _workspace: ../../interface/workspace.html