Keyboard Shortcuts
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Keystroke Combination |
Button |
Description |
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Ctrl + A |
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Selects all objects on current page or window |
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Ctrl + C |
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Copies the selection to memory to be Pasted later - COPY |
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Ctrl + D |
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Duplicates the selected bid, condition or master table record |
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Ctrl + E |
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Toggles image enhancement on/off for current page |
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Ctrl + I |
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Opens the Adjust Images dialog box on the Image Tab |
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Ctrl + L |
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Shows/Hides the Layers dockbar |
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Ctrl + O |
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Activates the Open Databases dialog box |
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Ctrl + P |
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Activates the Print and/or Print Preview screen depending on current focus |
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Ctrl + R |
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Activates the Rotate Takeoff controls |
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Ctrl + T |
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Opens the Set Takeoff Area dialog box when using a Digitizer |
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Ctrl + V |
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Pastes the selection currently in memory to the selected location - PASTE |
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Ctrl + X |
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Cuts the selection to memory to be Pasted later - MOVE |
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Ctrl + Y |
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REDO - reverses the UNDO command |
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Ctrl + Z |
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UNDO - reverses the previous action |
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ALT |
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1.) Activates the corresponding Menu when a letter is pressed at the same time 2.) On the Image Tab, activates the Panning function |
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Page Up |
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Previous Plan page (previous image) |
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Page Down |
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Next Plan page (next image) |
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CTRL + Page Up |
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Cycles to previous Condition |
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CTRL + Page Down |
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Cycles to next Conditions |
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INSERT key |
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Inserts a new Bid, Condition or Master record depending on currently active screen |
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CTRL + ENTER |
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Accepts and Closes current dialog box |
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ESC (Escape) key |
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Dismisses dialog box and/or cancels command |
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Spacebar |
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Toggles between Takeoff |
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CTRL + 2 |
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Opens the VIEW Window |
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Ctrl + Shift + D |
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Toggles the Darken option on/off for the current page |
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Zooms to FULL PAGE |
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+ |
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Zooms IN |
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- |
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Zooms OUT |
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Zooms to 100% |
and Select Tools 
Function Keys
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F1 |
Program Help - context sensitive based on current page |
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F2 |
Edit field or cell |
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F4 |
Activate LOOKUP or Drop Down for current field or cell |
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F9 |
Refreshes Takeoff Totals (resends information to your Pricing application) |
Scroll Wheel Functions (mouse)
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Scroll Wheel |
Pans image Vertically (Up & Down) |
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Click on the Pages Drop Down on the Image Tab and you can use your scroll wheel to quickly cycle through the pages in your project |
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Ctrl + Scroll |
Zooms In & Out |
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Shift + Scroll |
Pans image Horizontally (Left & Right) |
Control Buttons
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Button |
Name |
Description or Action |
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Add New |
Depending on focus, adds a new Condition, Blank Page or Style. |
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Edit |
Edits the selected Condition or Style. |
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Delete |
Deletes the selection (when performed on a Master Table, cannot be undone). |
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Duplicate |
Duplicates the selected Bid, Condition, Page or Style. |
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New Folder |
Create a new folder in the Cover Sheet pages grid or in the Condition Window. |
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Auto-Add |
Opens a Browse window where you can navigate to any folder containing image files. When you select one of those files, On-Screen Takeoff automatically adds ALL OTHER files of the matching type. |
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Add Single File |
Opens a Browse window where you can navigate to any folder containing an image file. Adds only the selected file. |
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Change Folder |
Allows you to select multiple pages and change the folder where On-Screen Takeoff expects to find the image files. |
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Lookup |
Opens a dialog box where you can lookup an entry. |
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Move Up |
Moves a selected item UP in the list. |
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Move Down |
Moves a selected item DOWN in the list. |
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DPC Mode |
Activates Digital Production Control - only available to users with a DPC or DPM license. |
Most Drop Down menus can be expanded so you can see the entire contents. When a drop down menu is activated, click on the bottom right corner of the list and drag it down and to the right to expand the list.
