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<div class='klayout-generated-doc'><p class="navigator"><b>KLayout Documentation (Qt 5): </b><a href="../index.html">Main Index</a> » <a href="index.html">KLayout User Manual</a> » <a href="basic.html">KLayout Basics</a> » Descending Into A Cell With Context</p><h1>Descending Into A Cell With Context</h1><a name="k_1"></a><a name="k_2"></a><p>
  A cell can be shown either isolated (this is the default, if the cell is the current cell), 
  embedded (as a subcell of the current cell) or as the current cell in the context of another direct or
  indirect parent cell. In the latter mode, the cell is highlighted while the context cell is shown
  in dimmed or another, user-defined color.
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  To highlight a cell in a context, first choose the context cell. Then select a shape or a cell instance
  within the cell to show in the context and choose &quot;Descend&quot; from the &quot;Display&quot; menu or press &quot;Ctrl+D&quot;. Now, the first child 
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  show underlined in the cell tree, while the context cell is shown in bold font in the cell tree as usual.
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  The reverse of this operation is &quot;Ascend&quot; (or &quot;Ctrl+A&quot;) available from the &quot;Display&quot; menu. 
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  The way how the context layout is shown can be adjusted in the setup dialog on the &quot;Background&quot; tab.
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