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The Main Toolbar provides application functions such as opening databases, printing, copy/pasting and deleting. This toolbar also provides access to the Bid's Cover Sheet, the Send function, and the Bid View drop down which allows you to quickly change between a Base Bid and Alternates/Changes Orders.

On-Screen Takeoff Image Tab main toolbar

By default, this toolbar is docked near the top of the application.

Button Icon Function What it does/What it means... Keyboard Shortcut
On-Screen Takeoff multifunction new button looks like a sheet of paper with a dollar sign New Creates a new Bid, condition or Master Table entry depending on current focus <Insert> key
On-Screen Takeoff open icon looks like an open manila folder Open Accesses the Open Databases dialog box to manage databases <Ctrl> + <O>
On-Screen Takeoff Print Prints whatever currently has focus <Ctrl> + <P>
the print button looks like a printer Print Preview Previews whatever has focus before sending to printer <Alt> + <F>, <V> <Ctrl> + <P> on the Takeoff Tab only
the cut button looks like a pair of scissors Cut Removes selection to the clipboard <Ctrl> + <X>
the copy button looks like two sheets of paper, one offset over the other Copy Copies selection to the clipboard <Ctrl> + <C>
the paste button looks like a clipboard with a small sheet of paper on it Paste Pastes previously cut/copied selection from the clipboard to the current focus <Ctrl> + <V>
the duplicate button looks like two sheets of paper next to each other labeled one and two Duplicate Duplicates the currently selected item, Bid, condition, etc. <Ctrl> + D>
the delete button is a red x Delete Deletes whatever currently has focus <Delete> key
the undo button looks is a curved arrow pointing to the left UnDo Undoes the last action <Ctrl> + < Z>
the redo button is a curved arrow pointing to the right ReDo Reverses the last UnDo action <Ctrl> + < Shift> + <D>
the On-Screen Takeoff Cover Sheet button is a yellow notebook Cover Sheet Opens the Cover Sheet for the selected project  
the Send button is an envelope with a green arrow pointing to the right Send Allows user to send the project to another user  
the bid view drop down allows you to switch between base and child bids, if any exist Bid View Allows estimator to quickly switch between Base and Child Bids on the Image, Takeoff, and Worksheet Tabs. Synchronized with the Bid View tab in the Conditions window on the Image Tab.  

 

There are numerous toolbars used for drawing takeoff and annotation, adjusting your images and takeoff, and for adding and adjusting Overlays, see Related Articles for details.

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