[SOLVED] How do I move a reference label in KiCAD 6?

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I just migrated to KiCAD 6 (and to a Mac) and I can’t figure out how to move a reference label in PCBNew. I can’t select the reference and hovering over it then pressing ‘M’ does nothing. I can’t find anything in preferences or the menus. I’m at a loss!

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Is this a new design or something from an older version that you ‘brought forward’? I just tried and all I have to do on my Linux box is click on it to highlight and then press the mouse key and move it. I don’t know if layer matters but have you tried making the silkscreen the active layer?

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Check that the selection filter includes text

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Bottom right hand corner of PCB Editor.

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don’t know if layer matters but have you tried making the silkscreen the active layer?

Thanks. This was it - I had to select the silk screen layer. Text was already selected in the selection filter.

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Not sure why it is that way on the Mac but as long as it works. :smiley:

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Fwiw, this is not the way it works in 6.0.7 on my Mac.
All I have to do is click on the text, regardless of what layer is selected. In can be hard to select text which overlaps other objects, but zooming in helps.

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