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title: Node Labels
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# #07. Node Labels

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This is a web-version of a tutorial chapter embedded right into the XOD IDE.
To get a better learning experience we recommend to
<a href="../install/">install the IDE</a>, launch it, and you’ll see the
same tutorial there.
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In many cases you would use multiple identical hardware parts to control
different aspects of the device or implement multiple channels of something.
To avoid confusion you can rename nodes.

![Patch](./patch.png)

The function and type of each node remains the same. This feature just makes
your patch more readable. You can always check out the original node type in
the Inspector.

## How-to

1. Select a node you’d like to rename.
2. There is a field with a green flag in the Inspector; you
   can find it above the pins. Type any name for the node into this field.

![Screencast](./screencast.gif)

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