
[[viewlib]]
== Symbol Library Browser

=== Introduction

The Symbol Library Browser allows you to quickly examine the content of symbol
libraries. The Symbol Library Viewer can be accessed by clicking
image:images/icons/library_browse.png[icons/library_browse_png] icon on the main toolbar,
selecting "Library Browser" entry in the "View" menu
or double clicking symbol image on "Choose Symbol" window.

image::images/eeschema_viewlib_choose.png[alt="eeschema_viewlib_choose_png",scaledwidth="60%"]

[[viewlib---main-screen]]
=== Viewlib - main screen

image::images/eeschema_viewlib_select_library.png[alt="eeschema_viewlib_select_library_png",scaledwidth="95%"]

To examine the contents of a library, select a library from the list on the left hand pane.
All symbols in the selected library will appear in the second pane.  Select a symbol name
to view the symbol.

image::images/eeschema_viewlib_select_component.png[alt="eeschema_viewlib_select_component_png",scaledwidth="95%"]

[[viewlib-top-toolbar]]
=== Symbol Library Browser Top Toolbar

The top tool bar in Symbol Library Brower is shown below.

image::images/toolbar_viewlib.png[alt="images/toolbar_viewlib.png",scaledwidth="95%"]

The available commands are:

[width="100%",cols="20%,80%",]
|=======================================================================
|image:images/icons/library.png[icons/library_png]
|Selection of the desired library which can be also selected in the
displayed list.

|image:images/icons/add_component.png[icons/add_component_png]
|Selection of the symbol which can be also selected in the displayed
list.

|image:images/icons/lib_previous.png[icons/lib_previous_png]
|Display previous symbol.

|image:images/icons/lib_next.png[icons/lib_next_png]
|Display next symbol.

|image:images/icons/zoom_in.png[] image:images/icons/zoom_out.png[]
image:images/icons/zoom_redraw.png[] image:images/icons/zoom_fit_in_page.png[]
|Zoom tools.

|image:images/icons/morgan1.png[] image:images/icons/morgan2.png[]
|Selection of the representation (normal or converted) if exist.

|image:images/toolbar_viewlib_part.png[alt="images/toolbar_viewlib_part.png",width="70%"]
|Selection of the unit for symbols that contain multiple units.

|image:images/icons/datasheet.png[icons/datasheet_png]
|If it exist, display the associated documents. Exists only when called
by the place symbol dialog frame from Eeschema.

|image:images/icons/export.png[icons/export_png]
|Close the browser and place the selected symbol in Eeschema.
This icon is only displayed when browser has been called from Eeschema (double click
on a symbol in the component chooser).
|=======================================================================
