Cant copy and move a block of circuitry

[Faringdon]

Hi,
Do you know how to do this in Altium.....google said drag and select, then press enter and hover mouse over, then move, but it didnt work.

[thm_w]

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/altium/how-to-copy-and-paste-repeatedly/

If you are trying to copy, ctrl c and ctrl v as any other software.
If you are trying to move, select then drag. Or ctrl + drag depending on your settings.

Did you watch the tutorial videos linked to you in the other threads?
Do you remember the recommendation to just have one thread with your questions in it?

[Faringdon]

Hi,
Thanks, though CNTL and drag doesnt work for me.
Its a block of circruitry in schm....symbols connected by wire..a subcircuit, and i cant move it to save my life.
In Eagle its just select it then hit move, then move it.

[ajb]

Are you trying to move it or copy it?  Different things...

You can select items in the schematic and then use the move command.  Just hit M on the keyboard and then select the type of move.  Make sure you're in the 'Editor' view, by clicking on the Editor tab at the bottom of the sch window. 

Otherwise, if you want further help you're going to need to be a lot more detailed about what exactly you're trying to do, what exactly you do in the software, and what exactly happens.

[Faringdon]

OK...now i am stuck in distance measurement mode in the schem.....i hit escape but i cant get out of it.

[jc101]

Seriously, just go through some of the basic Altium training stuff.  If this is a new licence, they often give you several weeks of free access to their own tutorial videos. If not, loads are on YouTube.  Even the manual is pretty helpful.

You'll save yourself quite a bit of time in the long run.

[Faringdon]

Thanks solved...it had gone into viewer mode...but for some reason was still letting me move individual symbols, which fooled me to thinking it was still in licenced mode.