Carbon Emission Factors - Ribbon Toolbar

Genesis edition only.

The contextual ribbon toolbar for the Carbon Emission Factors window gives you access to specific functions that allow you to manage the Carbon Emission Factors that are currently being used within your project.

Carbon Emission Factors - ribbon toolbar

GENERAL GROUP

NAME

DESCRIPTION

Edit
Ctrl + Q

Clicking the Edit button allows you to add, remove or modify the Carbon Emission Factors window.

After the edit function has been enabled, the Carbon Emission Factors window will become locked from editing by any other concurrent users.

Cancel
Ctrl + W

Any changes made to the information within the window can be reverted by clicking the Cancel button.

Cancelling will prevent further editing from being available in the window until the Edit button is clicked again.

It also unlocks the Carbon Emission Factors to allow other users to be able to Edit the Carbon Factors.

Save
Ctrl + S

Clicking the Save button saves the changes made to the Carbon Emission Factors window.

Items cannot be restored to the window if they are removed and the Save button is selected.

Copy
Ctrl + C

Clicking the Copy button will copy the selected Carbon Factors information to the clipboard.

This allows the data to be pasted within Expert Estimation or into an external application.

Paste
Ctrl + V

Clicking the Paste button will insert the information from the clipboard into the Carbon Emission Factors window.

If the data was copied from within Expert Estimation it will be pasted as new Factors.

When data is copied from an external application, the Paste Special window will be displayed, allowing you to map into which columns the copied information is to be pasted.

Paste Cell
Ctrl + Shift + V

The Paste Cell button will paste information from the clipboard into the selected cells in the Carbon Emission Factors window.

Note: The Paste Cell button can be accessed by clicking the arrow underneath the Paste button.

Undo
Ctrl + Z

Clicking the Undo button reverses the last change made to the data.

Redo
Ctrl + Y

The Redo button becomes available when an undo action is performed and is used to reverse the undo action.

Properties
Alt + Enter

The Properties button will open the Properties pane to the right-hand side of the window. 

This will display the details for the currently selected Factor(s) and gives you the ability to edit Carbon Factor data in bulk.

Update Carbon Factors
Ctrl + Shift + U

Clicking the Update Carbon Factors button updates the Carbon Factor’s data with data copied from external applications without pasting.

EDITING GROUP

NAME

DESCRIPTION

Add Item
Ctrl + Shift + =

Clicking the Add Item button will add a new Carbon Factor to the project with the default name 'New Factor'.

Remove Item
Ctrl + Del

Clicking the Remove Item button will permanently remove the selected Carbon Factor(s) from the Carbon Emission Factors window.

DISPLAY GROUP

NAME

DESCRIPTION

Restore Layout

If columns have been removed, adjusted or relocated, clicking the Restore Layout button will restore columns to their default layout.

GRID GROUP

NAME

DESCRIPTION

Filter Editor

Opens the Filter Editor to allow users to modify the contents of the grid so that only items that match the specific criteria set will be displayed.

Column Chooser

Clicking the Column Chooser button will open a dialogue box that will allow users to add or remove columns from the grid.

Search
F3

Clicking the Search function will display a field in the top right-hand corner of the grid, that will allow users to search the current window for the text entered.