Panel Magnets

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Sometimes it is necessary to place reminders directly on the panel to indicate various things worth remembering. A good example is indicating where engineering work is occurring or where wrong line working is active.

The solution is panel magnets. These are magnetic labels that can be placed anywhere on the panel.

To place a magnet, first open your “magnet bin” by pressing the "magnet bin" icon at the top left of the main panel window.

If it is not visible, navigate to Panel > Magnets to toggle the visibility of the bin.

Mouse over the magnets in the magnet bin to get a description of when to use each one.

Choose a magnet by clicking on it. Your cursor will change to look like the magnet. Click anywhere on the panel to place the magnet. If you placed it incorrectly, or wish to move it, simply click and drag the magnet.

To remove a magnet completely, zoom out, and drag the magnet off the panel into the flat grey space beyond the tile grid.

When you are done placing magnets, you may press the button to hide the magnet bit once more (see icon below).

If you want to hide the arrows completely, use the Panel > Magnets menu option.

Magnet types

There is one special magnet that initially looks completely black. When you place it, however, you’ll be prompted to enter a short amount of text. This can be any text, as long as it is fairly short – there’s not a lot of room to write on the magnets. If you ever want to change the text or the color of this type of magnet, right‐click on it to get the text window again.