# Renaming a pin in schematic editor?

**URL:** <https://librepcb.discourse.group/t/renaming-a-pin-in-schematic-editor/334>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [November 10, 2020, 9:51am UTC](https://librepcb.discourse.group/t/renaming-a-pin-in-schematic-editor/334 "2020-11-10T09:51:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![exiledvillainess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e9a140/32.png) [@exiledvillainess](https://librepcb.discourse.group/u/exiledvillainess)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 9:51am UTC](https://librepcb.discourse.group/t/renaming-a-pin-in-schematic-editor/334/1 "2020-11-10T09:51:31Z")

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Hi, I’m a newbie to LibrePCB and electonics in general. I would like a help.

I’m doing a schematic which uses a KF350 screw terminal pin. I’m using the “Pin Header 1x02” to represent it at the moment. I would like to rename a pin to show what would be connected to the screw terminal.

1. How should I do it? Using the net labeltool I can label a net, but not have two different label on a net segment. I would like to do it because I’m connecting it to a MCU pin, but I’m going to connect a aviator plug on one end, so I must know which pin on the aviator terminal I’m going to make a connection on that particular pin on the screw terminal.
2. Should I make a symbol/component/device/package for the KF350 screw terminal?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![EdizonTN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/librepcb.discourse.group/edizontn/32/222_2.png) [@EdizonTN](https://librepcb.discourse.group/u/EdizonTN)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 10:43am UTC](https://librepcb.discourse.group/t/renaming-a-pin-in-schematic-editor/334/2 "2020-11-10T10:43:49Z")

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AD1: You mean like this?

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/librepcb1/original/1X/15572b7f93a0696bce9cdd42486943db241b1c2e.png)

AD2: If you can design PCB, Yes.

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**Author:** ![exiledvillainess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e9a140/32.png) [@exiledvillainess](https://librepcb.discourse.group/u/exiledvillainess)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 5:45am UTC](https://librepcb.discourse.group/t/renaming-a-pin-in-schematic-editor/334/3 "2020-11-20T05:45:05Z")

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yes, do I just use a net label tool on an empty grid?

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**Author:** ![EdizonTN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/librepcb.discourse.group/edizontn/32/222_2.png) [@EdizonTN](https://librepcb.discourse.group/u/EdizonTN)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 9:44am UTC](https://librepcb.discourse.group/t/renaming-a-pin-in-schematic-editor/334/4 "2020-11-20T09:44:00Z")

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No, label cannot be placed outside to net.

You can place a text.

But it’s not easy. In version 0.1.5 doesn’t exist easy way, how to add text into schematic.  
You have a two option:

1. Create a text “component” - in your own library, create symbol “text”, which will contains only {{VALUE}} element. Next create a component “Text\_Label”, connect your “text” symbol and check “Schematic-only” tickfield. Place this component to your schematic and change value of it with your destination txt.  
Example you can find in [my test library here](https://github.com/EdizonTN/Generic.lplib)

2. Wait for a version 0.2.0 of the LibrePCB, which will include a [new feature](https://github.com/LibrePCB/LibrePCB/pull/806) “add a text”: