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Current Atom Box

The Current Atom Box in the Horizontal Tool Palette of the Structure Drawing window displays the current atom.

The default atom is C. Click left on the Current Atom Box to select a different atom, shortcut, or variable via the Atom Selection preference setting defined in Preferences/Drawing. Click right on the Current Atom Box to get the List box selection method.

A click in this box resets the drawing tool to the Pencil tool.

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