How to check/see the Net Names in KiCad Schematics?

[paulvdh]

I added a section of how labels work in KiCad to highlight differences with Eagle to:

I come from Eagle. What should i know about KiCad?

Labels and net names. In KiCad, a label is a schematic symbol on itself. There are 3 kinds of labels. Local label. Global label. Hierarchical label. A local label is shown as a text string that defines the name of a net and does not have additional graphics. The label is attached to a wire as soon as its attachment point (small square, by default in it’s lower left corner) is put on a wire. In that case the small square disappears. This label is not connected to a wire, because the square i…

My total experience with Eagle is just about one or two hours of tinkering though. Did I miss any important parts?