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On the left side of the Pages Tab, you’ll find the Pages, Bookmarks toolbar.

PlanSwift Pages, Bookmarks panel

This toolbar provide several tools to help you organize and navigate the Pages in your project.

Button Name What it does
PlanSwift Pages, Bookmarks toolbar New Page Folder button New Page Folder

Opens the New Page Folder pop-up so you can add a Page Folder to organize your Pages.

PlanSwift New Page Folder pop-up

It’s a good idea to organize your Pages by Discipline (Trade) so that you can keep focused on the Pages that matter the most to you.

PlanSwift Pages, Bookmarks toolbar Add Pages button   Add Pages Opens the Add Pages dialog box where you can:
  • Add one or more Pages by importing image files (PDFs)
  • Add a blank Page
  • Add a Page based on the contents of the Windows clipboard
PlanSwift Pages, Bookmarks toolbar Delete button   Delete Deletes the selected Page Folder (and all Pages and subfolders), Page, or Pages from the Pages list. This cannot be undone! You are prompted twice to confirm - think before you do so.
PlanSwift Pages, Bookmarks toolbar Page Properties button   Properties

Opens the Properties pop-up where you can change the Page’s Name.

PlanSwift Page Properties dialog box

At the bottom of the pop-up, you can access Advanced settings to make additional changes, as needed.

PlanSwift Pages, Bookmarks toolbar Refresh button   Refresh Refreshes the panel.
PlanSwift Pages, Bookmarks toolbar Reorder Pages button   Reorder Pages Allows you to collate the Pages to put them in a logical order.
PlanSwift Pages, Bookmarks toolbar Expand All button   Expand All Expands all Page Folders
PlanSwift Pages, Bookmarks toolbar Collapse All button   Collapse All Collapses all Page Folders
PlanSwift Pages, Bookmarks toolbar Open in New Takeoff Tab button   Open in New Takeoff Tab Select a Page in the list and click this button to open the Page in a new Takeoff Tab (within the same, current window).
PlanSwift Pages, Bookmarks toolbar Open in New Takeoff Window button   Open in New Takeoff Window Select a Page in the list and click this button to open the Page a separate Takeoff Window, detached from the main application window. Very handy if you want to keep a detail or schedule page up on one monitor while you draw takeoff on a different Page in the main screen.
PlanSwift Pages, Bookmarks toolbar Toggle Single-Double Click to Open button Toggle single/double click to open By default, clicking once on a Page in the list opens that Page in the current Takeoff Window. Click this button to switch that to a double-click, it makes using the “Open in New Takeoff Tab” and “Open in New Takeoff Window” buttons much easier and more efficient.
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