Save to Library is available in the PCB or Schematics documentation symbol library editors to save the current documentation symbol to the corresponding library. Once in a library the symbol can be added to a PCB or Schematic design.

Do not use Save or Save As to save the symbol to library. Save and Save As are used to save the symbol to a symbol file, which can be read into a library file at a later time.

Shortcut

Default Keys: None

Default Menu: File

Command: Save To Library

Locating this option

Available from: File menu > Save to Library option

Save To Library Dialog

When the Save To Library option is run the following dialog is displayed:

Library

Choose the documentation library that you wish to write the symbol to.

Name

Type the name for the symbol in the library.

Type

Choose the type of symbol from the list. By allocating a type for the symbol it becomes available in interactive operations on symbols of that type.

For example, making it a signal reference means that it will appear in the dialog when using the Insert Signal Reference option.

See Schematics Documentation Symbol Types or PCB Documentation Symbol Types pages for more information on symbol types.

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