Keyboard Shortcuts
Here's a quick reference for BuzzBID keyboard shortcuts
General - Key Combinations
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Key 1 |
Key 2 |
Action |
Short Description |
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Selection | Selects multiple rows for various actions. |
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Select All | Selects all objects on the current page or window. |
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Copy | Copies the selection to memory for pasting in another location. |
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Detail View | Changes the mouse mode to Detail View mode in the Plans tab. |
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Highlight | Changes the mouse mode into Highlight mode in the Plans tab. |
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ClickONCE™ | Activates or deactivates ClickONCE™. |
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Opens the Print window in the Plans tab. | |
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Dimension | Activates the Dimension Ruler mouse mode. |
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Setup | Opens the Setup window. |
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Paste | Pastes the contents in memory to a selected location. |
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Cut | Removes the highlighted selection and adds it to memory for pasting in another location. |
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Redo | Reverses previous actions in stepped chronological order that were done by using the UNDO shortcut. |
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Undo | Deletes the previous actions in stepped chronological order. |
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Movement | Moves to the previous data entry field for action. |
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Movement | On Assembly or Library Detail Items, will navigate to the next Assembly. Same action as clicking the "NEXT" button. |
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Movement | On Assembly or Library Detail Items, will navigate to the previous Assembly. Same action as clicking the "PREV" button. |
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Expand | On lists that can be expanded / collapsed, this will expand the currently collapsed selection. Same action as clicking on the collapsed section. |
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Collapse | On lists that can be expanded / collapsed, this will collapse the currently expanded selection. Same action as clicking on the expanded section. |
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Zoom | Clicking Ctrl key twice will set the current page Zoom to full. This is the same as using the "Zoom Extent" icon.![]() |
Modes
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Key |
Action |
Short Description |
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Zoom |
Temporarily toggles cursor to Zoom mode. |
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Pan |
Temporarily toggles cursor to Pan mode. |
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Takeoff |
On the Plans Tab, toggle between any current selector, and the the Arrow selector. |
Navigation
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Key |
Action / Area |
Short Description |
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Assembly Detail | On an Assembly Item, will open the Item Selection List. |
| General Condition Description | Adds a new blank row below the current General Condition Item, and opens the General Conditions selection list. | |
| Linear Alignment | When using the keyboard arrow keys to position a selected linear, it moves 5-pixel positions. Holding the Shift key will refine the movement of the linear to only 1-pixel position. | |
| Create Radius | Click-drag on the center anchor of a linear while holding the Shift key will create a linear radius. | |
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Projects List | Switches to the Plans tab for the currently selected Project. |
| Assembly Takeoff List | Opens the Assembly Detail. | |
| Bid Recap | Opens the Indirect Costs for the currently selected Spec Section. | |
| Create New Item | Pressing Enter after keying in a non-existing item will add the new item. | |
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Label Edit Mode | On Plans, Takeoff, Assembly, when focused (highlighted), pressing the F2 key will enable label edit mode. |
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Navigation | Moves to the next data entry field for action. |
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Insert | Add new Project, Bid, Alt, Assembly, or Item. |
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Plan Page Navigation | The Home key will navigate to the first Plan in your Plan Set. |
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Plan Page Navigation | The End key will navigate to the last Plan in your Plan Set. |
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Escape | Dismisses the current action. |
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Deletes Entry | Deletes any currently focused (highlighted) item(s). |
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Page Up | Advances viewing panel up by a full page height. |
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Page Down |
Advances viewing panel down by a full page height. |
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Up | Advances selection Up by one increment. |
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Down | Advances selection Down by one increment. |
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Right | Advances selection Right by one increment. |
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Left | Advances selection Left by one increment. |






























