The ConstructConnect document viewer gives you access to project plans, specifications, and addenda for viewing, printing, and downloading. Use filtering to locate the exact document types and then preview, export, or print documents.
You can search the document set using new keywords or append the terms from the original search. See Word Search Results in Document Viewer
Web Takeoff lets you set scale, take basic measurements, add annotations - directly on your project documents. You can also download documents to your computer for use in a desktop application (such as ConstructConnect Takeoff, On-Screen Takeoff, PlanSwift, etc.). If you see a "Send to Takeoff" button, that means the project documents have been prepared for takeoff, and if you're licensed, you can open them directly in ConstructConnect Takeoff - see Downloading Plans and Documents from Document Viewer for details.
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How to Open Document Viewer
The document viewer is accessed from the project details page of projects that include either Plans, Specs, Addenda, or Other documents.
On the Project Details Page, you either click the View/Download Documents button or simply click one of the numbers above the document type to open Document Viewer.
The Document Viewer Window
Document Viewer opens in a new browser displaying the first Page in your project. If you found your Project via a keyword search, the first instance of your keyword is displayed, highlighted in the document.
Note: If you arrived at the Project Details Page from a word search, when you open Document Viewer, the document tree initially displays only those documents matching your keywords. However, you can access all project documents from the document tree, including any addenda with all subsequent revisions, just check the "All Documents" radio button under the search field.
Toolbars
Main Toolbar
Like most sites within ConstructConnect's platform, there are main controls along the top of the screen.
In Document Viewer, clicking "constructconnect" in the upper-left corner takes you back to Bid Center or Project Intelligence.
| Tool/Button | Name | What it does/How it's used... |
|---|---|---|
 | Recent Pages and Projects | |
 | Alerts and Notifications | |
 | User Menu |
Document Viewer Tools and Controls
There are several tools/controls you'll use when working with Document Viewer.
Tool/Button | Name | What it does/How it's used... |
 | You can switch back and forth between viewing documents and the Web Takeoff tool. The option currently selected is blue. Note: The first time you select Web Takeoff the system prepares the project documents for takeoff. This process can take a few moments to complete. | |
 | Back and Forward buttons | Clicking the arrows to the left of the document name displays the next or previous document. |
 | Page Navigator drop-down | Allows you to select a Page to display - typically used only if you have collapsed the Document Tree. |
 | Open in CC Takeoff | If this project has been prepared for takeoff, you'll see this button in Document Viewer. Click the ConstructConnect Takeoff button to send the project to takeoff and launch CCTO. |
  | Download All Download Selected | Click to download selected documents. See Downloading Documents from Document Viewer for details. |
 | Open with... | |
  | Open and Close the Document Tree | Clicking the double arrow opens or closes the document tree. Use this to maximize the plan viewing window. |
 | Pan tool | Use the pan tool to move the document around the viewing pane window. Notethat the document must be maximized above 100% to activate the tool. |
 | Select tool |
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 | Search | Searches within the documents for the specified word or phrase. |
 SELECT ALL | Select All | Selects all the documents in the tree |
 | Clear | De-selects all the documents in the tree |
 | Maximize Document Tree | Expands the Document Tree to its widest setting, click again to set it back to normal width. |
Zoom Control
At the bottom-right of the document viewer window is the Zoom control.
Slide the slider it to the left to zoom out (making the visible plan smaller) or slide to the right to zoom in, making the visible portion of the plan larger.
You can also click the drop-down arrow to select from a list of preset zoom levels.
Keyboard Shortcut
Press the ALT key on your keyboard and roll your mouse's scroll wheel forward and back to zoom in/out.
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