# 2.2.11 Properties

Clicking on the Properties (Describe Mode) button cancels all active commands, closes any open dialog windows and places focus on the main window.

A Left-Click on an object while in Properties mode causes a properties dialog window to appear. The properties dialog contains information pertaining to the selected objects position, size, color and layer as appropriate for each type of object. Certain values can be changed to modify the object. If a track is connected to other tracks, then some values, e.g., endpoint positions, can not be changed.

The selected object is highlighted by a grey area.

Most commands return to Properties mode then they terminate unless the command is sticky (Section 2.10.8).

Note: the Default Command radio button on the Command Options (Section 2.10.2) dialog controls whether the Properties or the Select (Section 2.2.14) command is used as the default command.