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## Edit Menu

The Edit Menu shows commands affecting the Main Canvas.

- Undo - Undoes the last command. Up to the last 10 commands can be undone. If there are no commands to be undone, then the Undo item is disabled. The Undo command can also be invoked by the Undo button (see below).
- Redo - Undoes the last Undo command. The Redo command can also be invoked by the Redo button (see below).
- Cut - Moves the selected objects to the clipboard.
- Copy - Copies the selected objects to the clipboard.
- Paste - Copies the clipboard to the layout. Any previously selected objects are unselected.
- Delete - Deletes the selected objects.
- Tunnel - Hides or unhides the selected tracks.
- Thin, Medium and Thick Track - set the width of rails of selected tracks.
- Select All - Selects all objects on the layout.
- Import - displays a file selection dialog to choose a XTrkCad Import file.
- Export - exports the selected objects to a file.
- Export DXF - exports the selected objects to a file in DXF format for use with other CAD programs.
- Turnout Designer - displays a menu list of Turnout Designer dialogs.
- Custom Management - displays the Custom Management dialog to manipulate Custom Turnout and Structure designs.
- Group - creates a Structure or Turnout definition from the selected objects. See the Group command details.
- Ungroup - decomposes any selected Structures into their basic lines. This allows existing Structure definitions be modified and the resulting objects recombined with the Group operation to update the definition.
- Layers - displays the Layer dialog.
- Select Current Layer - selects all objects in the current Layer.
- Move To Current Layer - move all selected objects to the current Layer.
- Clear Elevations - remove the Elevations for the selected tracks.
- Raise/Lower Elevations - raise or lower the Elevations of the selected tracks.
- Recompute Elevations - performs a global recomputation of Dynamic Elevations. Note: it should not be necessary to use this item as Elevations are recomputed as required.

For more information on working with selected objects, see the Select command.

The Undo and Redo buttons invoke the same actions as the Edit menu items. The name of last command will be displayed as the Balloon Help for the Undo button. The name of last undone command will be displayed as the Balloon Help for the Redo button.

Additional accelerator keys perform the following:

- Shift-Backspace - Undo
- Control-Insert - Copy
- Shift-Insert - Paste
- Shift-Delete - Cut

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