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Note:  The Takeoff Edit selections are available in Takeoff File Maintenance only.

Note:  Some Edit selections (Edit, Cut, Copy, Paste, Add, Delete) can also be accessed by clicking the right mouse button once on a highlighted item. This displays a menu of these choices.

VIEWS:  Displays the Takeoff views menu (Maintenance, Options, Picture, etc.). The Takeoff views are discussed in Takeoff Screen Views.

Note: The Views selection is only available when the Edit menu is accessed by a secondary mouse click in TFM.

UNDO:   This command or Toolbar button reverses the last editing action, if possible. The Undo selection states what editing action it will undo. Undo Paste is shown in the Edit menu example above; this may show Undo Cut, Undo Design Spec, etc., depending on the last editing action. After use, the button and menu selection become inactive until the next editing action or Takeoff entry.

SELECT ALL:   The Edit > Select All option or Toolbar button alternately selects and de-selects all items.

EDIT:   This selection from the Edit pull-down menu lets you edit or change the item information. See Editing An Item in the Takeoff File Maintenance topic.

FIND: The Find function will search the file for the entered word, phrase, number, or any combination thereof in any field. The Find window contains standard Windows search options.

This will find and select the next instance of the characters entered in the Find field.

This will find and select all instances of the characters entered in the Find field.

Note:  When using the find window to filter Takeoff, the Find function button on the toolbar will remain depressed until the find filter is deactivated.

FIND NEXT: This will find and select the next instance of the characters entered in the Find field.

CUT:   Edit > Cut removes the currently selected item(s) from the file and puts it (them) on the clipboard. This command is unavailable if there is no data currently selected.

Cutting data to the clipboard replaces the contents previously stored there. The item(s) can then be pasted to another takeoff file (or back into the current takeoff file) or left as deleted.

COPY:   Use the Edit > Copy command to copy the currently selected item(s) from the file and puts it (them) on the clipboard. This command is unavailable if there is no data currently selected.

Copying data to the clipboard replaces the contents previously stored there. The item(s) can then be pasted to another takeoff file.

PASTE:   Use this command to insert a copy of the clipboard contents (a result of using the Cut or Copy command) at the insertion point. This command is unavailable if the clipboard is empty.

ADD ITEM:   The Add command from the Edit pull-down menu lets you add an item. The Add command is explained in Adding An Item in the Takeoff File Maintenance topic.

INSERT ITEM:   The Insert Item command from the Edit pull-down menu lets you insert an item between two existing items.

LOOKUP: The Edit > Lookup function allows you to search the Electrical Databook for items. These items can be taken off once found. See Using Lookup.

Note: Lookup can also be accessed in single item takeoff by pressing the Size/Lookup key (on the PowerPad) in the Item Number window box.

TRASER PRO: You can import items from TraSer Pro into their specials (if TraSer Pro is installed. After selecting a special, pressing the button on the toolbar begins the process. After selecting items in TraSer Pro, pressing the “Link Export” button sends these items back to takeoff. You will then have the opportunity to select which pricing column you wish to use (by right-clicking on a pricing column header) before adding the items to your specials.

DELETE:   The Edit > Delete command or Toolbar button allows you to delete an item or items from a Takeoff file. See Deleting An Item in the Takeoff File Maintenance topic.

DELETE ASSEMBLY:Edit > Delete Assembly will delete the assembly currently selected assembly and all it’s child items.

UPDATE LIKE ASSEMBLIES: To update all assemblies of the same menu, key, and size (if the assembly has size tables) that are currently shown in takeoff select Edit > Update Like Assemblies. Items will be added, removed and quantities changed according to the selected assembly.

DESIGN SPEC:   Application of a Design Specification is as easy as point-and-click. See the Applying Design Specifications To Existing Takeoff topic (under Takeoff File Maintenance).

COST LABOR RATE: Allows you to select the value for the cost labor rate.

TAKEOFF NOTE:   or Edit > Takeoff Note adds a Takeoff Note (254-character maximum) to the list of items in the Maintenance View. These notes are viewed in the Maintenance View and can be printed in the Summary reports.

INSERT TAKEOFF NOTE: Inserts a Takeoff Note above the selected Takeoff Item.

ATTACH FILE: The Edit > File Attachment, or secondary mouse click and Add File, selection allows you to add notes to the Takeoff file. These files can be a text file, Word document, Excel file, etc. Files can also be dragged from their present location into the Maintenance View by primary mouse clicking the file and, while holding the primary mouse button, dragging it onto the Maintenance View pane.

IMPORT CAD:    This function is only available after using the CAD Manager function to import a Select CAD section into the Electrical program. If the CAD Manager C700 program is loaded on your system, you can refer to the CAD Manager C700 Help file for instructions.