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The sequence of actions is

1. Select the Move tool.

2. Select the Group tool.

3. Drag the cursor over the items that you want to include in the group move. They will become
highlighted.

4. Right-click, and down near the bottom of the Context menu, you will see an option “Move: Group”
(Figure 4-3).

FIGURE 4-3 ”Move: Group” on the Context menu.

Delete

Delete anything you subsequently click on without further warning. You can also carry out this
command as a Group command.

Name and Value

These two commands work quite well in the sort of “verb-noun” workflow of EAGLE. Having
dropped a load of resistors onto the schematic, you will probably want to go around them setting their
names and values.

Copy

Copy is a useful command that we have not met before. It should perhaps more accurately be called
“Clone” or “Duplicate.”

To use it, select the “Copy” icon, and then click on the item you want to make a copy of. The copy