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this feature, though.
Attributes
You can add your own custom attributes to a component and then decide if you want them to be
displayed. Figure 4-6 shows a POWER attribute being added to resistor R5. We have also specified
that just the value (1 W) should be visible.
FIGURE 4-6 Adding an attribute.
If the attribute is displayed in the wrong place, for example, overlapping the component graphic,
then you can move it by using the Smash command to separate the circuit symbol from its labels.
ERC and Show ERC Errors
These two commands launch the electrical rule checker (ERC) and open the window showing the
results of the check, respectively. We touched on this in Chapter 2 and will meet it again later in this
chapter.
Show
The Show command has a similar purpose to the Information command, except that rather than
opening a little window giving you details of the component selected, it displays the information in
the status area at the bottom of the screen (Figure 4-7). Because it is not opening a new window (that
then needs closing), this can be a faster way to see what’s on a schematic.
