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SI Editor Navigator - Copy Without Tags

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  1. How To Use This Feature
    1. To Copy Without Tags within the Navigator:
  2. Navigator's Drag-and-Drop Copy Commands
  3. How To Use This Feature
    1. To copy a Subpart using the Navigator's Drag-and-Drop commands:
  4. Additional Learning Tools
  5. Technical Support Information

This command Navigator's Right-click  menu or keyboard shortcut Ctrl+E.

Allows you to copy a selected SubpartThe levels below a Part are referred to as Subparts. These Subpart levels are then broken down into and referenced as Articles, Paragraphs and Subparagraphs, although the share the same Subpart <SPT> Tag and place it on the Windows ClipboardThe Windows Clipboard is a temporary storage location for transferring information. Information is placed in the Clipboard through the cut or copy function and will remain there until you clear the Clipboard, cut or copy another piece of information onto it, or exit Windows without copying the accompanying SpecsIntact tagsSpecsIntact relies on tags to control content, and formatting, automate processes, and generate reports. These special markers, like <SEC> and </SEC>, define elements and attributes within the specifications. Some tags, like <Page />, function independently. In essence, tags are the building blocks of SpecsIntact documents. This permits text from a SectionA set of files within the Division of a Master or Job that covers specific aspects of construction to be copied into other applications, such as a word processing or spreadsheet program.

Illustration Icon Indicating Important Information To NoteThe regular Copy command should be used for copying text to be used within SpecsIntact. This command is consistently used throughout the Editor's Right-clickTo press the right button of a mouse and release it to open a menu Menus.

How To Use This Feature

Illustration Icon Indicating How To StepsTo Copy Without Tags within the Navigator:

  1. In the Navigator, select a Subpart

  2. Right-click and select Copy Without Tags or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+X

If you use this command to copy a Subpart to the clipboard, we assume you plan to paste it in another location. If this is the case, you might want to use the Navigator's Right-click Copy Commands.

Illustration SI Editor Navigator's Right-Click Copy Commands

The Navigator's drag-and-drop Copy commands give you more options and control over the regular copy commands. As illustrated, you can either copy the selected Subpart before, into, or after another Subpart.

How To Use This Feature

Illustration Icon Indicating How To StepsTo copy a Subpart using the Navigator's Drag-and-Drop commands:

  1. From the Navigator, select the Subpart you wish to copy
  2. Right-click and hold the right mouse button
  3. Drag the mouse to the desired location and release the right mouse button
  4. The Copy menu illustrated above will appear, choose Copy Before, Copy Into, or Copy After

Illustration Icon Indicating Helpful HintTo learn more about the Navigator, see the Help Topic entitled Navigator Overview.

Additional Learning Tools

Illustration Icon Indicating eLearning ModulesWatch The Navigator eLearning module within Chapter 3 - Editing.

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