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SI Explorer Tools Menu - Section Templates

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  1. Add
  2. New
  3. Edit
  4. Copy
  5. Delete
  6. Standard Windows Commands
  7. How To Use This Feature
    1. To create a New Section Template:
    1. To Edit an existing Section Template:
  8. Technical Support Information

Related Topics

  1. SI Explorer Sections Menu - Edit
  2. SI Explorer Tools Menu - Section Templates: Copy
  3. SI Explorer Tools Menu - Section Templates: Delete
  4. SI Explorer Tools Menu - Section Templates: New
  5. SI Explorer Tools Menu - Section Templates: Rename

This command can be executed from the SI Explorer's Tools menu or keyboard shortcut Ctrl+T.

Allows the user manage their Section TemplateIs an outline to be used as a guide in creating new specifications. The option to create Section templates on the Tools Menu or through Add Sections should be used to create unique section outlines, not new sections. New sections can be created for a Job or local Master. Revisions should not be used during the creation of a new Section from a Section Template.(s) by either creating a new template, editing, copying or deleting an existing template,   The Supp, UFGS and UFGS_Traditional are system generated Section TemplatesA Template is an outline that provides examples of how text should be entered in SpecsIntact format when creating a new Section.  The system generated templates are copied to the Working DirectoriesA designated location on your systems hard drive or network drive where the Jobs, Masters, and Templates are stored during the installation and when additional Working Directories are added through Setup > Working Directories.  The Section Templates are updated during the installation process.

Illustration Icon Indicating Important Information To NoteThe system regenerated templates that are maintained by the SpecsIntact team are automatically updated during the installation process. Between software releases, newer versions of the UFGS Section Template can be downloaded from the SpecsIntact Websites UFGS Section Templates page.

Click the commands on the image below to see how to use each function on the Section Templates menu.  Content descriptions are detailed below the image.

Illustration SI Explorer's Tools Menu - Section Templates

Add

Opens the File menu > Add Sections > Templates tab to add a Section Template to the selected Job or Master.

New

Opens the New Section Template window where you can designate a Name, and Working Directory for the new template, as well as assign Header Style, Title, Scope and Parts to include.  The new Template will be listed in the text box along with your existing Section Templates.

Edit

Opens the selected template in the SI Editor, so you can edit and save the template.

Copy

Makes a copy of the selected template by giving it a name and assigning a Working Directory.

Delete

Deletes the selected template.

Illustration Icon Indicating Helpful HintYou can right-clickTo press the right button of a mouse and release it to open a menu on a Section Template to either Rename the template or open the Template in Windows File ExplorerThe Windows Explorer is Microsoft Windows file manager application that is included in the operating system. It provides a graphical interface and allows users to manage files, folders, and network connections, as well as search for files and related components or File ExplorerThe File Explorer, previously known as Windows Explorer Is Microsoft Windows 10 file manager application that is included in the operating system. It provides a graphical interface and allows users to manage files, folders, network connections and folder options, as well as search for files and related components.

Standard Windows Commands

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.

Illustration Icon Indicating How To StepsHow To Use This Feature

To create a New Section Template:

  1. From the SpecsIntact Explorer, select the Tools menu

  2. From the Section Templates window, select the New button

  3. In the text fields, enter a Name and Title

  4. In the Scope field, enter a brief description of this Section

  5. Below Parts, choose the Parts to be included in this Section

  6. Either leave the current Working Directory or select the drop-down arrow to choose a new one

  7. Select OK

To Edit an existing Section Template:

Illustration Icon Indicating StopThe SpecsIntact Team maintains the system generated templates and distributes them during the installation process. If you need to use one of these templates, first copy the template and then rename the copy.

  1. From the SpecsIntact Explorer, select the Tools menu

  2. From the Section Templates window, either double-clickIs a familiar mouse function in Windows applications Executes the function associated with that object, such as such as opening a file on the Section Template or highlight the Template and select the Edit button to open the template in SI Editor

  3. From the SI Editor, make the necessary edits

  4. Save and Close the SI Editor

Users are encouraged to visit the SpecsIntact Website's Support & Help Center for access to all of our User Tools, including eLearning (video tutorials), printable Guides, a Knowledge Base containing Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Technical Notes and Release Notes, and Web-Based Help.

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