with on board repair components or with construction ships, just select the construction ship and put the cursor on the ship till it turns into a hammer and click it.

<t> Yeah the AI does sometimes, but i also have issue with automation of the fleets well more really with the fuel usage, if you place a solar panel on a ship and leave it in a system with a sun would it not use up fuel so long as it has sufficient energy to power devices that constantly require ...

<t> 1) Not sure on that one.<br/>
2.) Press F12 on the galaxy map i believe.<br/>
3.) That means you have designs already existing of that type, you can't edit a design that has ships already built of that type.<br/>
4.) Again not sure on that one but considering you have to do each ship ...