To move a placed component to another location, do one of the following:

  • Drag the component.
  • Select the component and press the arrow keys on your keyboard to move it up, down, or to either side in increments of one grid space.

      Moving a component automatically adjusts its wiring to an appropriate configuration, unless you have disabled the Autowire component on move option in the Global Options dialog box.

Complete the following steps to move a component by dragging:

  1. Click and hold the left mouse button on the desired component. The component is selected with a dashed rectangle.

      A component's symbol and labels (for example, RefDes, Value) can be moved independently or together—if you plan to move the component, be sure the whole component is selected, not just its label.

  2. Drag the component to the desired location.

    As shown in the example below, as you drag the mouse, a ghost image of the selected component appears attached to the cursor, along with a dashed line that connects the ghost image to the selected component's original location.

  3. Release the mouse button when the ghost image is in the desired location.

Complete the following steps to move a component's label:

  1. Click and hold the left mouse button on the desired label.
  2. Drag the label to the desired location.

    As you drag the mouse, a ghost image of the selected label appears attached to the cursor, along with a dashed line that connects the ghost image to the selected label's original location, as shown in (1) in the example below.

    A solid line connects the ghost image to the component to which it belongs, as shown in (2) in the example below. This is very useful in designs that have a large number of components.

  3. Release the mouse button when the ghost image is in the desired location.