Editing an Item

Use  or the Edit selection from the Edit pull-down menu to change any of the item information shown.

The other Edit selections (Undo, Select All, Cut, Copy, Paste, Add, Delete, and Design Specs On) are covered in Takeoff Functions. Certain Edit selections (namely Edit, Copy, Add, and Delete) can also be accessed by clicking the right mouse button once on a highlighted item. This displays a menu of those choices.

The steps below describe how you can edit an item.

    1. Select the item you want to edit or modify by using the keyboard arrow keys or a mouse to highlight it. Only one item at a time can be edited.
    2. Select Edit > Editor click on  or double-click on the item. The Edit window displays for the item selected.  Use the Tab key to move from field to field. Change any of the fields you want.
    3. When you are finished editing the item, click OK to return to Takeoff File Maintenance. If you decide not to save the changes you made to the item, click Cancel.
An item with a quantity of zero or less is shown in red.

The Undo function (Edit > Undo or ) can also be used immediately following an edit, if you decide not to make the modification.