.. _element/element_editor/editor_quit

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Quit element editor
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The user can close `QElectroTech element editor`_ at any time. The user does not need to `save`_ the 
changes on the `element`_ before closing it. 

If the current work wants to be saved before closing the `element editor`_, refer to `save`_ 
section. Even so, QElectroTech display an automatic message to `save`_ the current job if any 
modification has been created. 

.. figure:: ../../images/qet_element_editor_save_message.png
   :align: center

   Figure: QElectroTech element editor save message


Exit QElectroTech element editor from menu bar
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    1. Select **File > Quit** menu item to quit QElectroTech element editor.

        .. figure:: ../../images/qet_element_editor_menu_file.png
            :align: center

            Figure: QElectroTech element editor file menu

Exit QElectroTech element editor using keyboard shortcut
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

QElectroTech allows using keyboard shortcut to increase the working efficiency.

    1. Press ``Ctrl + q`` to quit QElectroTech element editor.

.. seealso::

    For more information about QElectroTech keyboard shortcut, refer to `menu bar`_ section.

.. _menu bar: ../../element/element_editor/interface/menu_bar.html
.. _QElectroTech element editor: ../../element/element_editor/index.html
.. _element editor: ../../element/element_editor/index.html
.. _element: ../../element/index.html
.. _save: ../../element/element_editor/element_save.html