05.04 Takeoff Window: Main Toolbar

At the top of every Takeoff window is the Main Toolbar. The Main Toolbar is made up of eight smaller toolbars:

• Cursor Tools
• Page Navigation
• Editing Takeoff (Copy, cut, paste, delete, etc.)
• Scale Tools
• Rotate and Flip (Takeoff and Plan)
• Print
• Bid Areas-Typical Areas Tools
• Image Legend Tools

Most users spend a lot of time on the Takeoff Tab using these tools, so it is a good idea to learn about the toolbars and tools covered in the next few articles.

Above the Main Toolbar are your Takeoff Window tabs - there is a new Tab added (up to 10) for each separate, docked Takeoff Window open in the current Bid. If you undock a Takeoff Window, its Tab is undocked along with the window.

The Main Toolbar automatically uses enough vertical space to display all buttons, based on the width of the Takeoff window. You can move different sections of the main toolbar to their own row or swap positions. The Main Toolbar, itself, cannot be undocked because it is part of the Takeoff window.

Some buttons on the Main Toolbar are disabled until you draw takeoff or select some existing takeoff. Others only become available after you perform some other action. For example, the undo button becomes active/available when you delete a piece of takeoff or an Annotation.

The Takeoff Window

Cursor Tools Toolbar