The Edit Takeoff tools are pretty much standard "Windows Program" controls such as Cut Copy Paste and Delete plus a few Takeoff-centric tools such as Duplicate Undo and Redo.
The buttons on the Edit Takeoff Toolbar are disabled until you draw or select something (a piece of takeoff or some annotation) on the Page.
| Button | Description | Keyboard Shortcut | What it does/How it is used... |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Undo | Ctrl + Z | Undoes the last action - limited to editing objects within the Takeoff Window. For example you cannot undo deleting a Takeoff Item or a Layer because they are not within the Takeoff Window however you can undo deleting takeoff or annotations because they reside within the Takeoff Window). |
 | Redo | Ctrl + Y | Redoes an 'undone' action - only active after the Undo button is used. |
 | Magnifier Tool | Ctrl + M | Magnifies a region of a plan without changing the zoom level for the Page. Select the tool and click on the area to magnify. Un-magnifies when you select a different tool or a Takeoff Item to perform takeoff. If you wanted to zoom in on a particular region of the plan hold down the CTRL key and click-drag on the plan magnify is temporary zooming is persistent. |
 | Cut | Ctrl + X | Used for moving something from one location to another. |
 | Copy | Ctrl + C | Used for copying something from one location to another. |
 | Paste | Ctrl + V | Used to paste something that was cut or copied to a new location. |
 | Duplicate | Ctrl + D | Duplicates selected takeoff object(s) and offsets the copy slightly in relation to the original (a one-step Copy and Paste function). Alternately activates "Paste at Click" function see below. |
 | Delete | DEL | Deletes selected takeoff object(s). |
Paste at Click
If you select one or more takeoff objects when you press and hold the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + D, you enter "Paste-at-Click" mode. Paste-at-Click displays a representation of what you have copied (what you are going to duplicate) before placing it on the Page - sort of a 'ghost' of what is to be pasted. When you are satisfied with the objects' position you click your mouse and the objects are pasted exactly where you want. You can reuse this Duplicated takeoff until you copy something else - even on other Pages. See Related for information about manipulating your takeoff after you have drawn it.
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