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- Use the **Show Abutments **tool to check network connections for a single node.
- Use the **Select by Regulator** tool to view connections for larger sections of the network.

# Show Abutments Tool

The **Show Abutments** tool displays a list of nodes and network objects that are connected to the selected node. Use the tool as a troubleshooting technique for confirming that network nodes are correctly connected.

1. In the Network Editor, click **Show Abutments** to open the Show Abutment popup window.
2. Click on the node that you want to check. The nodes and objects connected to the selected node are listed in the Show Abutment window.

> ℹ️ **Note**
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> ℹ️ If the network editor is unresponsive after using the Show Abutments tool, check to make sure that you have deselected the tool when you have finished using it.

# Select by Regulator Tool

The **Select by Regulator** tool highlights the network objects that are downstream of a selected regulator. Use the tool to check the connectivity of the network and to confirm that you have connected the regulators in the correct orientation.

1. In the Network Editor menu choose **Edit > Select by Regulator**.
2. Click on the regulator that you want to use as a starting point. The reaches downstream of that regulator are highlighted in yellow and the reaches, regulators and outlets are selected.

> ℹ️ **Note**
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> ℹ️ If the regulator orientation is wrong, the upstream and downstream sides of the regulator will be the wrong way around.

Zoom out, as shown below, to quickly see the connections for the selected regulator.

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