.. _en/schema/text/text_edit

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Edit text field
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Edit text field from menu bar
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    1. Select the `text field`_ which should be edited.
    2. Select **Edit > Edit the selected object** menu item to display the `text editor PopUP window`_.

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

        Figure: QElectroTech edit menu

Edit text field by right click
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    1. Right click on the `text field`_ which should be edited.
    2. Select the option **Edit the text field** to display the `text editor PopUP window`_.

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

        Figure: QElectroTech text field options

Edit text field from selection properties panel
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    1. Select the `text field`_ which should be edited.
    2. Click on **Advanced Editor** button from `selection properties panel`_ to display the `text editor PopUP window`_.

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

            Figure: QElectroTech text field selection properties panel

.. note::

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

Edit text field using keyboard shortcut
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

QElectroTech allows using keyboard shortcut to increase the working efficiency.

    1. Select the `text field`_ which should be edited.
    2. Press ``Ctrl + e`` to display the `text editor PopUP window`_.

.. seealso::

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

.. _menu bar: ../../interface/menu_bar.html
.. _text field: ../../schema/text/index.html
.. _text editor PopUP window: ../../schema/text/text_editor.html
.. _selection properties panel: ../../interface/panels/selection_properties_panel.html