ChemDraw User's Manual - CambridgeSoft

4. The margin width is applied to all subsequentdrawings in the current document.Editing Atom LabelsTo edit an atom label:1. Click an existing label using the Text tool ordouble-click using a bond or ring tool.The highlighted atom label text appears withinthe Atom Label text box.2. Type the new atom label text over the highlightedtext.If all the text is not highlighted, and you want toselect all of the atom label:• From the Edit menu, choose Select All.To edit part of the atom label:1. Drag the insertion point over part of the atomlabel.2. Type the new characters.3. Close the Atom Label text box.Deleting an Atom LabelTo delete an atom label, leaving the underlyingbonds unchanged, do one of the following:• Click the Eraser tool and then click the atomlabel.• With the atom label selected, press thespacebar, Backspace, or Delete Key.Labeling Atoms withHotKeysUse HotKeys for rapid labeling of atoms, andapplying atom and bond properties. The file CSChemDraw Hotkeys in the ChemDraw Items foldercontains the Hotkeys provided with ChemDraw.You can change most Hotkeys, or add new ones, byediting the file in a text editor. (A few are hardcoded.See “Hard-Coded HotKeys” on page 89.)For a list of standard Hotkeys, see “Shortcuts andHotkeys” on page 247.TIP: You can access Hotkey Help directly from the Helpmenu.Use the following methods to label an atom with aHotkey.Method 1: Labeling the lastatom drawn1. Draw a bond by dragging the bond tool in thedirection you want the bond oriented.2. Type a Hotkey.The last atom drawn is labeled. Each time youdraw a bond, the last atom drawn is the Hotkeyatom.NOTE: When you are pointing, rather than drawing, thelast atom highlighted is the atom labeled. Thus, if you clickto create a bond and linger with the cursor over the origin, youwill highlight the origin and it will be labeled rather than thelast atom drawn.Method 2: Labeling an atomby pointing1. Using a bond tool or the Text tool, position thepointer over an atom.A highlight box appears over the atom.ChemDraw 9 Drawing Captions and Atom Labels • 87Labeling Atoms with HotKeys