SI Explorer File Menu - Add Sections 

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  1. Standard Windows Commands
  2. How to Use this Feature
    1. To Add Sections from The Add Sections Window:
    1. To Add Sections Using the SpecsIntact Explorer's Drag-And-Drop Copy feature:
    1. To Add Sections Using the SpecsIntact Explorer's Copy and Paste feature:
  3. Additional Learning Tools
  4. Technical Support Information

SI Explorer's Toolbar Add Sections button

This command can also be executed from the SpecsIntact Explorer's Toolbar, Right-click menu, or by using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+A.

The Add Sections window provides three distinct tabs to pick the Sections to add to your Job or Master, specifically from Masters, other JobsTemplates, or any combination of these sources. The Add Sections window automatically defaults to the Masters tab, providing immediate access to the primary UFGS Master or a primary Master of your choosing.

Illustration Icon Indicating How To StepsClick the tabs on the image below to see how to use each function.

Illustration of the SpecsIntact Explorer's Add SectionsHyperlink to the SI Explorer's File Menu - Add Sections: TemplatesHyperlink to the SI Explorer's File Menu - Add Sections: JobsHyperlink to the SI Explorer's File Menu - Add Sections: Masters

Illustration Icon Indicating Important Information To NoteWhen you select a Master or Job, all underlying Divisions and Sections are automatically selected as well. Similarly, selecting a Division will automatically include all Sections within that Division.

Additionally, the Add Sections window provides the following actions:

Illustration Icon Indicating Important Information To NoteWhen tailored Sections are added to a Job, regardless of the method used, the Tailor Sections in Job window automatically opens. To learn more about this functionality, refer to the Tailoring topic.

Illustration Icon Indicating Helpful HintIn the Jobs or Masters pane, use the Expand Illustration SI Explorer's Tree View Collapse button or Collapse Illustration SI Explorer's Tree View Expand button buttons to show or hide the contents of a Master, Job, or Division. When incorporating multiple Sections from a specific Division, an efficient method is to initially select the Division and then deselect any undesired Sections. 

Standard Windows Commands

Illustration SI Explorer's Dialog Box OK buttonThe OK button will execute and save the selections made on all of the tabs.

Illustration SI Explorer's Dialog Box Cancel buttonThe Cancel button will close the window without recording any selections or changes entered.

Illustration SI Explorer's Dialog Box Help buttonThe Help button will open the Help Topic for this window.

How to Use this Feature

Illustration Icon Indicating How To StepsTo Add Sections from The Add Sections Window:

  1. In the SpecsIntact Explorer, select a Job or local Master, then perform one of the following:
    1. Right-click and select Add Sections
    2. Click the Add Sections button on the Toolbar
    3. Select the File Menu and select Add Sections
    4. Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+A
  2. In the Add Sections window, below the Masters pane, perform any of the following:
    1. Check the box next to a Division to select all its Sections
    2. Expand a Division(s), check the box next to one or more Sections
    3. Click the Jobs tab to add Sections from other Jobs or the Templates tab to add the  UFGS Section Template for new Sections
  3. Once the Section(s) are selected, click the Add button to add them to the Contents of Job or Master pane
  4. If you have selected all the required Sections, skip to Step 8
  5. If you want to add additional Sections only available on your system or network, click the Browse button
  6. In the Browse for Sections window, navigate to your Desktop, Documents, or network drive and select the Section (.sec) file(s)
  7. Click Open
  8. Once the Section(s) are displayed in the Contents of Job or Master pane, click OK

Illustration Icon Indicating How To StepsTo Add Sections Using the SpecsIntact Explorer's Drag-And-Drop Copy feature:

  1. In the SpecsIntact Explorer, select the source Master or Job
  2. In the Contents pane, perform one of the following:
    1. To select a single Section, click-and-hold the mouse to drag-and-drop the Section to the target Job or local Master
    2. To select multiple consecutive Sections, select the first Section, press-and-hold the Shift key and select the last Section, then use the mouse to drag-and-drop the Sections to the target Job or local Master
    3. To select multiple non-consecutive Sections, press-and-hold the Ctrl key and select each Section, then use the mouse to drag-and-drop the Sections to the target Job or local Master
  3. On the Copy Files window, click Yes
  4. On the Section Copied window, click OK

Illustration Icon Indicating How To StepsTo Add Sections Using the SpecsIntact Explorer's Copy and Paste feature:

  1. In the SpecsIntact Explorer, select the source Master or Job
  2. In the Contents pane, perform one of the following:
    1. To select a single Section to copy, select a Section, then press Ctrl+C
    2. To select multiple consecutive Sections, select the first Section, press-and-hold the Shift key and select the last Section, then press Ctrl+C
    3. To select multiple non-consecutive Sections, press-and-hold the Ctrl key and select each Section, then press Ctrl+C
  3. To paste the copied Sections, select the target Job or local Master, then press Ctrl+V
  4. On the Copy Files window, click Yes
  5. On the Section Copied window, click OK

Additional Learning Tools

Illustration Icon Indicating eLearning ModulesWatch all of the eLearning modules within Chapter 2 - Creating a Job and Adding Sections

 

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