WINQS SHORTCUT KEY SCHEDULES - MAIN BROWSE VIEW

Button/Icon Keyboard Key Function

A Depending on which "form" is active, this will ADD new information for that specific form

E Edit or amend existing information

Hide information. The DELETE key on the keyboard can also be used. Use the Shift key or the Ctrl
H or DELETE
Key to hide multiple items

F Fast forward to the next HEADING in the document (Headings are the items with a UOM of H1 to H4)

R & F3 Activate the Find/Replace button (R) & REPEAT the last SEARCH (F3)

I Search for ISC

Move items (including measurements prices etc.) from one position in a document to another
X
position within the same document
Copy Information from the same OR from other Projects. Items may be copied from BoQ to BoE and
C
vice versa

L MG BoE and BoE MG Document Only: Duplicate an existing item and keep all the links

MG BoE and BoE MG Document Only: Copy the LC table and the linked items from one Item to
K another existing Item

J JOIN Items

U Move Items UP
D Move Items DOWN
P BoQ Document: Input and edit Prices for Active Price
This has no BoE Document only: Price Change - change the price on which the build-up price is calculated (the
shortcut. ACTIVE) price
Q Input QUANTITIES in lieu of dimensions
BoQ Document: RECALCULATE all dimensions
Z
BoE Document: Recalculate dimensions AND REBUILD PRICES linked from the BoQ

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Button/Icon Keyboard Key Function
B Bill Print Options

S In the BoQ Document: SWOP to the BoE document

S In the BoE Document: SWOP back to the BoQ document

G Open the Measurement GROUP or COLLECTIONS document

M Dimension input

Pressing the ESC key on the keyboard will CLOSE any open form. In the MG or Collection
ESC
documents ESC will go back to the BoQ or BoE document. In any browse view, will CLOSE WinQS.
F1 Open the HELP file

F4 Focus on an Item that has been measured. F4 will show the ABSTRACT for the underlying item
Focus on an Item that has been measured. F5 will show the detail DIMENSIONS for the underlying
F5
item
F6 Duplicate and Edit an Item
F7 Open Steel mass tables (From Reference Document on Menu)
View Item details. This will drill down to the detail description and show relevant headings
F8 When the detail form is open, N on the keyboard will move to the Next item
P will move to the Previous item
F9 MARK an Item with a red flag
F10 FIND the items marked with a red flag
F11 Make a BACKUP of the current Project

F12 Open GPC document

Ctrl B Open Bill Print Settings

Ctrl I Print report on items linked to that specific item in BoQ or BoE
Alt J Open JBCC document

Alt M Open DimensionX document

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Button/Icon Keyboard Key Function
Alt T Open Team Viewer

Arrow keys (Left and Right) can be used to move to Next and Previous items while inserting
Dimension. These buttons replaced the “N” and “P” short cut keys.

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OTHER

Button/Icon Keyboard Key Function

A Depending on which "form" is active, this will ADD new information for that specific form

E Edit or amend existing information

Hide information. The DELETE key on the keyboard can also be used. Use the Shift key or the Ctrl
H or DELETE
Key to hide multiple items
I Insert dimension in a specific position

In the BoE Document: Go to linked items from browse view and to Unit Link for %IT and %B
Y
In the BoQ Document: Go to Unit Link for %IT and %B from browse view

V Paste copied dimensions

ONLY on the DIMENSION form when focussed on a "SYS" generated dimension:

F2
Query where the link came from (will show the source Item)
ONLY when focussed on a "SYS" generated dimension:
Ctrl+F2
GO to the source item
F8 View Item details. This will drill down to the detail description and show relevant headings
Alt H Delete short description
Alt J Open JBCC document

Alt M Open DimensionX document

Alt S Save edited/new item OR save dimension
Ctrl A Select all items in bill
Ctrl O Open Structure OR Location structure on left hand side of browse view
Ctrl V Paste copied items (i.e. steel masses copied from steel mass table)
Esc Escape from view/screen

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BILL STRUCTURE

Button/Icon Keyboard Key Function

S Add a Section

B Add a Bill

E Edit or amend existing information

Hide information. The DELETE key on the keyboard can also be used. Use the Shift key or the Ctrl
H or DELETE
Key to hide multiple items
F Move to next Section Structure

M Move selected structure/structures. Use the Shift key or the Ctrl Key to move multiple structures

C Copy structures from the same OR from other Projects.

U Move Structure UP
D Move Structure DOWN
R Prints the Section/Bill Structure Report

BOE ITEM/CONSTANTS

Button/Icon Keyboard Key Function

F12 Open GPC document

Shift +Tab When in item description, this will take you to the first constant “L”

Spacebar This will open the constant “L” to add/edit

Alt N This will move to the next constant
Alt P This will move back to the previous constant
Alt C This will cancel your changes to the constant that you were focused on
Alt S This will save your changes to constants

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LOCATION STRUCTURE

Button/Icon Keyboard Key Function

S Add a Parent Level Location

B Add/Insert a new Location

E Edit or amend existing information

Hide information. The DELETE key on the keyboard can also be used. Use the Shift key or the Ctrl
H or DELETE
Key to hide multiple items
F Move to Next Primary Location

X & Ctrl V Move dimensions from current location (X) and Paste to other location (Ctrl V)

C & Ctrl V Copy dimensions from current location (C) and Paste to other location (Ctrl V)

M Print Values per Location

R Prints the Location Report

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SORT KEY STRUCTURE

Button/Icon Keyboard Key Function

P Add top level Sort Code

A Add/Insert a new Key Code

E Edit or amend existing information

Hide information. The DELETE key on the keyboard can also be used. Use the Shift key or the Ctrl
H or DELETE
Key to hide multiple items
X Created code based on structure

S Save changes

C Cancel changes

R Prints the Sort key Report

PRICES

Button/Icon Keyboard Key Function

A Add/Insert a new Price

E Edit or amend existing information

Hide information. The DELETE key on the keyboard can also be used. Use the Shift key or the Ctrl
H or DELETE
Key to hide multiple items
R Prints the Tender Analysis Report

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VALUATIONS

Button/Icon Keyboard Key Function

Alt A Add/Insert a new Record

E Edit or amend existing information

Hide information. The DELETE key on the keyboard can also be used. Use the Shift key or the Ctrl
H or DELETE
Key to hide multiple items
F8 View Item details. This will drill down to the detail description and show relevant headings

R Prints the CCR Tick sheet

In CCR Tick Sheet Right arrow key to expand grouping and left arrow key to collapse groupings

Enter on your keyboard on a Level 1 or 2 will open the Value locations screen
In CCR Tick Sheet ENTER

Enter on your keyboard on the last item detail will open the override screen
In CCR Tick Sheet ENTER

S and C are underlined if you press alt, therefore Alt + S will save and Alt + C will close the
In CCR Tick Sheet Alt S/Alt C relevant screen

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