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Scroll the horizontal and vertical scrollbars to move the view left and right, up and down.
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Revision as of 00:21, 25 June 2012

Changing Colour, Background, and General Settings

On the top toolbar, click "Preferences" then "Colours":

KicadColours.png

A colours window should appear. Checkmark the "Grid" option:

KicadCheck.png

Now click "Apply", then click "Ok".

On the top toolbar, click "Preferences" then "Options".

A general options window should appear. Under "Units", checkmark the "millimetres" option:

KicadMillimetres.png

Now click "Ok".

Zooming and Moving the View

Scroll the mousewheel to zoom in and out. Alternatively, you can use the "Zoom In" and "Zoom Out" buttons on the top symbol toolbar:

Kicadzoomin.png

Kicadzoomout.png

Scroll the horizontal and vertical scrollbars to move the view left and right, up and down.

Kicadhorizontal.png

Kicadvertical.png