SI Tip of the Day - Global search [& replace]

To do a global text search of a SpecsIntact project (with optional replace feature), right-click a project in the tree, and click Search/Replace Job... This is especially useful if, for example, you are halfway through editing for a project, and then you receive directions from on high that the abbreviations of reviewing agencies must be changed. (In case you are wondering based on previous entry, no this is not being slammed for inventing new abbreviations for LEED. Different project. Changing AE to D per a new project requirement).

REDLINING REPLACEMENT TEXT

A nice little feature in the "Enter Search Text" dialog box is the "[x] Mark revisions" checkbox. This is good for making sure the revisions make sense in context. Once I wrote a spec for vinyl windows based on an aluminum windows spec. Short version is, I noticed it called for vinyl fasteners! So it is good to check behind our automated friend the computer.

IS THERE A WAY TO SKIP TEXT IN EDITOR'S NOTES? - YES!

Here's one more little tip - if you are searching for something like "AE" that is contained in the editor's notes in nearly all SpecsIntact sections, the results window yields less than desirable functionality - because now you have to open nearly every section and use Ctrl+F to find in many cases something that isn't even in the actual section text. SOLUTION: Make a single-file PDF using the Print/Publish dialog box. Be sure to go to the Options tab and uncheck "[_] Notes" and maybe also "[_] Revisions". Then in Adobe Acrobat (I use Pro), use Ctrl+Shift+F to find all, then type in AE, [x] whole word only - it will help you find them much more quickly.