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10/12/2014

SI Tip of the Day: Repeatedly double-clicking expands selection true to XML

SpecsIntact users, you've got to try this out, if you haven't stumbled onto it already.

After you double-click once to select a word, try double-clicking again. And again. And again. What you will see is that your selection expands, to each higher level in the XML structure of the document. This is an easy way to then delete things that don't apply to your project, without breaking the XML structure.

One double-click, for example with title (TTL) tags.


And another, selects the whole title.


Again, selects the whole subpart.


Hit the delete key.


Test: Alt, t, v, file is valid.



Or you could keep double-clicking to select the next higher nesting subpart, etc., etc.



(Be aware if your project's governing district has rules like using the word OMITTED / Omitted for deleted items that affect subsequent numbering, that you can't just delete, so this feature cannot always be used for a District with such a rule, e.g. Savannah. But for everyone else, and for any paragraphs whose deletions do not affect subsequent numbering....WOOHOOO!!!, this is a great feature I did not know about until reading the fine print in 09 06 90.)

10/06/2014

SI Tip of the Day: Easy way to undelete

If you want to undelete something, often the easiest way is to just delete the tag.

You have to have tags turned on. You have to have Revisions tracking turned off.


Then you can delete any beginning or ending DEL tag with the backspace or the delete key, to undelete the struck text.