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1. Building Systems Design Inc Fall 2008 New Outline and Short Form Specs in SLE Our beta testers are aware of anew approach to outline and short form specs that will be incorporated into the new BSD SpecLink E In this article we will describe that new appoach for our other customers who haven t yet had the opportunity to see SLE In the current BSD SpecLink product the Short Form specs comprise a separate group of sections that are accessed from a tab that 1s separate from the PerSpective performance sections tab and the SpecLink construction documents tab The three tabs are connected by links so that decisions about materials made on the PerSpective tab result in some preselected text on the Short Form tab which in turn 1s linked to sections and specific paragraphs on the SpecLink tab This linking forward means that in theory at least it isn t necessary in BSD SpecLink to start the specifications over at each phase of a project Instead as a user progresses from the PerSpective tab for the schematic design phase to the Short Mesas Home Insert View ProjectTree Documents a Zoom Y Short Outline Form Spec Mode Document Show Text 033000 BSD PART 2 PRODUCTS 2 01 FORMWORK Form tab for design development and to the SpecLink tab for the construction document phase the specifier will find that sections and specific paragraphs have been preselected by links from decisions2. LADA win a ie Si C T Please join us in welcoming our new Sales and Marketing Director R Dale Corley Jr He joins us from Hennessy Lexus in Atlanta where he was the Internet Sales Manager We enjoy having him as part of our team New Outline continued from page 1 phases More detailed information about these material choices including basic installation decisions 1s exposed for use at later phases of a project Finally the most detailed instructions to a contractor are revealed only for use during the construction documents phase The links between paragraphs are active in all views of the data but only the link consequences relevant to the particular view are exposed How has this expansion and contraction of the data been accomplished We have added another field in the status columns and have marked some paragraphs as outline OL or Short Form SF Paragraphs not marked as OL or SF are exposed only in the Full Spec View When a user chooses the Outline View only paragraphs marked OL are exposed When a user chooses Short Form View both OL and SF paragraphs are exposed When a user selects Full Spec View all paragraphs are visible Users can add their own text and it is automatically tagged as OL or SF or not tagged depending upon which View is selected when the text is added This new approach to Outline Short Form and Full Spec views should offer significant advantages to o
3. ASTM updates affected 45 of SpecLink sections 11 of the 16 Short Form sections and 3 of the PerSpective performance specifying sections Monitoring the continual irregu larly timed changes to ASTMs might be an almost impossible project except that ASTM publishes an annual 4 volume compendium of the standards referenced in the model building codes SpecLink and PerSpective and other guide specifications ASTM Standards in Building Codes BSD provides ASTM with a list of standards biannually BSD furnishes ASTM the information they need to ensure that all of the standards referenced in SpecLink Short Form and PerSpective sections are included in this set We use ASTMs in Building Codes as the current edition for purposes of referencing edition dates for one reason It s simple We know that most design professionals don t have copies of many if not most of the ASTMs referenced so we ve chosen as our definitive edi tion the simplest as well as the most economical way to purchase them For 948 you get over 1 300 ASTM s related to construction for 100 more you can get this set on DVD For another 200 you can get the DVD with redlined versions of the revised standards showing exactly what has changed There are three other ways to get ASTMs Individually at a minimum of 30 per standard individual volumes of the complete 80 vol ume set of all ASTMs at an average of 200 each or the entire collection for almost 9 000 T
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5. better approach 1s to edit the appropriate SpecLink section to suit your practice rather than importing whole sections HAVE YOU MADE MULTIPLE VERSIONS OF THE SAME SECTION The tendency to do this 1s another carryover from the word processing world the idea 1s to pick the appropriate section pre edited for the applicable project conditions While this technique does work it transfers the updating function to you the user for the copies A better use of SpecLink would be to use the original SpecLink section but add all your op tions to 1t Adding links to exclude mutually exclusive options helps avoid contradictions Are You Sacrificing Updating contined on p 6 BSD LinkLine Fall 2008 BSD Software SpecLink I want to start BSD software from an icon on my desktop How do I do it To start any program from your desktop you create a shortcut To create a shortcut open Windows Explorer either by right clicking on the Start menu or by holding down the Windows key on your keyboard while typing the letter E and size it so you can see your desktop in the background Navigate to where the software is installed The default location for SpecLink is C SpecLink the default location for CostLink AE is C CostLink AE Locate the executable file SpecLnk exe for SpecLink and CostLink AE exe for CostLink AE With your right mouse button drag the executable file to your desktop Release the right mouse butt
6. htm and click one of the Sign Me Up links We will send you the information needed to register If neither of those times are convenient call 1 800 266 7732 to make an appointment for another time el How do I insert subscripts or super scripts in my specs A To insert subscripts you will need to am use the character map Navigate to your Start Button Programs Accessories and System Tools to find character map Find the symbol you need and copy and paste into SpecLink el I have some sections in Word format that I am trying to bring into my project What is the most efficient way to do that A Add New Section from RTF File E is the fastest way to create a new section This allows you to create a new section by importing an RTF file without first creating the section in SpecLink RTF stands for Rich Text Format which is readable by multiple applications To make an RTF file open the Word document and in Word choose Save As Change the Save As Type dropdown to Rich Text Format RTE There are two settings on the Tools menu that need to be set correctly before you use Add New Section from RTF If you have Auto Select New Paragraphs turned on then all paragraphs imported during the Add New Section from RTF will be selected with a checkmark There is a menu selection called Look for Choice Fields in Import If this is turned on reflected by a checkmark in the menu choice the import will create choices within the
7. made on the preceding tab The current approach has many advantages over systems based on word processing but it also has some limitations For one thing offices that use an office master project as the basis for construction specifications may not be able to take full advantage of the linking forward feature that is most effective when editing from a blank project Instead it may be more Project Tree If requested by Architect cast concrete against mock up panel Obtain acceptance of resulting surface finish prior to erecting formwork practical to have separate office masters for the schematic design development and construction document phases Another limitation of the current approach is that the links between BSD SpecLink E Spec Type Tags tal Project Notes Paragraph Level Requirements Tags m Master Notes 123 Sequence Number y User Defined Tags Panels Status Columns B Accepted mock up panel is considered basis of quality for the finished work Keep mock up exposed to view for duration of concrete work C Mock up may remain as part of the Work Comply with requirements of Section 03 1000 Formwork Design and Construction Comply with guidelines of ACI 347 to provide formwork that will produce concrete complying with tolerances of ACI 117 A Form Materials Contractor s choice of standard products with sufficient strength to withstand hydrostatic head without distortion in exc
8. the most stringent known in several ways To get approved for LEED for Schools or CHPS building product manufacturers must provide satisfactory evidence that their product meets the criteria The evidence involves having the product tested by a third party testing agency using a different test method to the VOC limits specified by CHPS and either submitting the satisfactory test reports to CHPS or pro viding one of the alternative certifications that have been approved by CHPS So far only a limited number of products have been taken through this whole process Fortunately LEED for Schools accepts the same evidence as CHPS Another way that the VOC criteria are more stringent is the number of different categories of products that the rating systems recommend should comply The other LEED rating sys tems call for low emitting paints and coatings adhesives carpeting and composite wood without added urea formaldehyde LEED for Schools and CHPS give credits for gypsum board acoustical ceilings and panels insulation in walls and ceilings all floorings all wall coverings classroom desks tables and seating LEED for Schools gives up to 4 credits in six categories all of the products in a given category must comply in order to receive the credit CHPS gives 8 half points in 11 categories again all the products in the category must comply Hyperlinks in the master notes in the section lead to the rating system documents the test m
9. CKLIST feature can make this a very powerful and time saving tool DO YOU COPY SECTIONS TO CHANGE THE SECTION NUMBER Perhaps the section is referred to by a different number in documents under the control of others such as Divisions 00 and 01 That situation may be unavoid able and 1f you want to use different num bers from the 1988 edition of MasterFor mat perhaps you certainly can But you could get both a different number and updating by simply putting the different section number in the title of the original master section and setting the print format for Level 0 to print the Section Title only FEATURED PRODUCTS BSD gives building product manufacturers the opportunity to explain to SpecLink users the advantages of their products In the Fall 2008 update three manufacturers feature environ mentally preferable products Here is one of them SECTION 092116 GYPSUM BOARD AS SEMBLIES DensArmor Plus panels feature fiberglass mats on both the front and the back for the best in interior protection from moisture cur rently available The moisture resistant fiber glass mats make DensArmor Plus panels the ideal replacement for paper faced greenboard A revolutionary departure from traditional wallboard the face of DensArmor Plus panels finishes in a manner similar to paper faced wallboard and offers superior performance in resisting mold Only fiber glass mat DensArmor Plus allows contractors to hang interi
10. NG BSD 1s looking for an architect or engineer to join Building Sys tems Design in maintaining and expanding SpecLink For more information go to www bsd softlink com bsdjobs htm or call 888 BSD SOFT Status of Section Format continued from p 2 EXAMINATION or omitted if not reasonable e Manufacturer s Field Services relocated to FIELD QUALITY CONTROL e CLEANING AND PROTECTION and other variations were split into two articles to allow intervening articles For a quick overview open an existing project without updating and review the changes in Section 99 9999 Section Template For a diagram of these changes and a description of further changes that will be coming in future updates please see our Summer 2008 newsletter http www bsdsoftlink com linkline current index htm ARE YOU SACRIFICING UPDATING FOR CONTROL Two other articles about the SpecLink updates appear in this newsletter Because the type and volume of the updates may seem intimidating we thought we d write something that might help you be more comforable as you update your projects Maintaining control of your text doesn t mean you have to give up SpecLink s comprehensive updating Many users assume that in order to completely control what goes in their specifications they have to prevent or avoid updating This would be true if SpecLink were word process ing based but it isn t updating and control are completely compatible when you u
11. STALLATION MEETING PROJECT CONDITIONS SE institutions QUENCING and SCHEDULING educational fa i where used subordinated to new ar cilities and commercial retail projects They also work with museums health care and ticle ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIRE Collins Architectural Group was formed with a commitment to providing responsive architectural services to Southwest Washington and Northwest Oregon clients Collins Architectural Group s intent 1s to concen trate on the best interests of its clients on a project by project bas s A main focus of practice is on financial residential facilities Collins Architectural Group provides a wide range of services MENTS including project feasibility analysis building programming master planning architec ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIRE tural design and construction administration MENTS changed to FIELD CONDI TIONS except where a product char The Need Putting together a set of specifications had become a tedious time con a a wie suming process for Collins Architectural Group The process involved opening was moved to PART 2 many project documents in a word processing program reading through each one of EXTRA MATERIALS and MAINTE them and identifying the section or sections that are needed Then new documents NANCE MATERIALS AND TOOLS had to be opened and individual sections copied over for editing This was the pro relocated to the end of SUBMITTALS cess Collins Archite
12. ctural Group went through each time they wrote a specification and made consistent as Maintenance They knew there had to be an easier way to do this and in 2001 they found it they Materials discovered BSD Speclink DEMONSTRATION and TRAINING E i subordinated to new article CLOSE The Solution I wonder how I found time to write projects without SpecLink says OUT ACTIVITIES Craig Collins of Collins Architectural Group I have found that it takes about one MAINTENANCE SERVICE relocated quarter of the time to write a spec using SpecLink compared to the way I used to do to MAINTENANCE at the end of it pulling together the information from previously written specs One of the ways PART 3 Collins has saved so much time is by creating an Office Master This template al In addition some pre existing deviations lows Collins to pre select and save company standards in SpecLink This eliminates from SectionFormat were corrected the need to select or turn on sections and section paragraphs every time he starts DEFINITIONS relocated in some a new project He says Current office standards and procedures are written to the cases Office Master and saved When new specs are started the information is there ready In QUALITY ASSURANCE the heading Designer Qualifications was added to professional engineer design requirements to use Before SpecLink we may not have included all the information that was relevant to the curr
13. ent project The Outcome Collins taught himself to use the software while putting together his FIELD MEASUREMENTS or such first set of specifications in 2001 Since that time Collins Architecture has completed requirements located under well over 100 projects using SpecLink Four years later when asked what he liked PROJECT CONDITIONS was made best about SpecLink the first thing that came to mind was still the time saving as a condition of a shop drawing sub pect I also like the ease of use Collins says and the fact that I know the informa mittal or moved to PART 3 under tion in my Office Master is always current MY See Status of Section Format on page 3 Now Playing SpecLink Webinars Building Systems Design provides twice weekly guided tours of the SpecLink application Live one hour webinars cover the basics to get you started on your first project Subjects covered include Starting a new project Navigation of the Menu Bar and Tree Panel Discussion of the Status Columns in the Document Panel Explanation of choices options and fill in the blanks Creating and modifying headers and footers Printing options We offer free SpecLink webinars on Tuesdays at 11 AM and Thursdays at 4 PM Eastern Time Please call 1 800 266 7732 to schedule the time most convenient for you and we will send you the information to register Congratulations BSD on 25 years SPEC WRITER JOB OPENI
14. ess of permitted tolerances Form Facing for Exposed Finish Concrete Contractor s choice of materials that will provide smooth stain free final appearance 1 Form Facing for Exposed Finish Concrete Steel tabs are necessarily somewhat scanty since preliminary decisions sometimes cannot produce links that choose automatically from among the more detailed options that would normally be decided at a later date In BSDSpecLink E the separate data tabs for specs at different phases of a project have been replaced by different views of the same data In effect we collapse or expand the data to expose only those options that are relevant to a particular project phase Some basic material choices are available for selection in all views of the data including the very earliest See New Outline on page 7 SpecLink Helps Collins Architectural Group Status of Save Time and Increase Productivity SectionFormat M Changes Last quarter we told you about the changes we would be making to many SpecLink sections with respect to the changes CSI CSC made to the Section Format the Three Part Format earlier this year For the Fall 2008 update the following changes have been implement ed in every applicable section e RELATED SECTIONS changed to RELATED REQUIREMENTS Alternates Allowances and Unit Prices subordinated to new article PRICE AND PAYMENT PROCEDURES REFERENCES changed to REFER ENCED STANDARDS PRE IN
15. ethods and the certification agencies on line databases of tested products SECTION 01 6116 01 ACCESSORY MATERIAL VOC CONTENT CERTIFICATION FORM This section is a form for documenting that no high VOC accessory materials have been used whether or not specified Section 01 6116 01616 specifies restrictions on VOC content for many materials used in building interiors Unfortunately because installers are allowed and directed to choose accessory materials suitable for the applicable installation there is a possibility that such accessory materials might contain VOC content in excess of that permitted especially where such materials have not been explicitly specified No mat ter how well the specification may cover the necessary criteria installers may utilize these products anyway This form is intended to obtain the certification of each installer that it has not used any of those products on the project the Contractor is required to have this form submitted by every installer of products on the project This form fulfills the same function as the form 01 3616 07 LEED Prohibited Content Installer Certifica tion it has been genericized to apply to non LEED projects as well More questions Contact BSD Technical Support Toll Free 800 266 7732 In Atlanta 404 365 9226 E mail support bsdsoftlink com ae BSD LinkLine Fall 2008 pue En u Are You SacrificingUpdating from page 3 Our NON PRINTING CHE
16. here are also several download subscrip tion packages pay a certain amount and get any 25 50 or 100 standards over 12 months If you need only a single standard ASTM s web store is by far the easiest and quickest way to get the very latest edition In summary if you decide to add ASTMs to your reference library we recommend ASTM Standards in Building Codes published annu ally in early July for 948 If you are not an ASTM member you can get the 10 percent member discount if you place your order with Suzanne Pagano at 610 832 9616 tell her you are a BSD SpecLink PerSpective subscriber For more information go to www astm org BSD LinkLine Fall 2008 New Section Synopses SECTION 01 6116 01616 VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND VOC CONTENT RESTRICTIONS This section is new for Fall 2008 SpecLink has included VOC restrictions for some time in Section 016000 Product Requirements but they have all been moved to this separate sec tion to give them more visibility with additional requirements for more product categories Some criteria may be cross referenced to other sections such as 099000 for painting and 096800 for carpet Although these criteria can be applied to any project the VOC criteria specified are those cited by the LEED Green Building Rating Systems NC CS CI and Schools and the California Collaborative for High Performance Schools CHPS The LEED for Schools and CHPS criteria are virtually identical and are
17. ink and the BSD name and logo are registered trademarks and CADLink and LinkMan are trademarks of Building Systems Design Inc Get the latest on BSD by visiting our web page at www bsdsoftlink com Dell Laptop Giveaway at Greenbuild 2008 The Greenbuild 2008 conference and expo sponsored by the U S Green Building Council will be in Boston in November so we hope to see many of our customers there Last year s conference in Chicago was a truly exhilarating affair with over 21 000 people attending a 62 increase from the previous year In addition to dozens of educational sessions and hundreds of exhibitors Greenbuild 2008 offers a list of stellar presentations including opening speaker Archbishop Desmond Tutu See the website at http www greenbuildexpo org The exhibits will be open November 19 21 and we ll be in Booth 440 focusing on the green features of BSD SpecLink and featuring previews of our new BSD Spe cLink E product We ll also be giving away a Dell Latitude D830 Laptop and a free subscription to BSD SpecLink and BSD CostLink AE We gave away a similar laptop at the AIA convention in Las Vegas earlier this year and our winner was a very surprised and pleased Mr Edwin Avink CSI CCS from Progressive AE in Grand Rapids Michigan Only visitors to our booth who complete an information card will be eligible for the drawing so please plan on dropping by to say hello and to fill out your
18. ivisions hyperlinks Internet web pages e 12 sections updated e 190 external documents referenced 2 224 external documents referenced e 8 308 paragraphs with live hyperlinks to order with live hyperlinks to order e 1 564 notes to specifier 1 023 with live information information hyperlinks e 50 ASTMs referenced 100 verified 974 ASTMs referenced 100 verified e 9 232 internal links targets and within last 9 months within last 2 months 274 updated consequences e 140 other documents referenced 50 28 e 364 external documents referenced verified this quarter 3 updated 1 ASTM never before referenced e 226 ASTMs referenced 100 verified e 38 standards organizations referenced 1 250 other documents referenced 41 within last 2 months 75 updated 20 Documents issued more than two years ago are verified quarterly as are annual or semiannual publications The documents not verified this quarter were updated within the past two years ABOUT THE ASTM UPDATES Standards published by the American Society for Testing and Materials ASTM make up 43 of the 2 294 documents referenced in SpecLink the Short Form specs and PerSpective the largest number published by a single organization All of those ASTMs were verified in the last quarter and 28 had been revised Each revised standard was compared to the previous edition and evaluated for its potential effect on the specifications before we updated sections that were affected The
19. on when it is over the desktop and a menu will open From the menu choose Create Shortcut Here An alternate way of creating a shortcut is to click the Start button select All Programs navigate to BSD SoftLink Products folder Right click the target ap plication select Send To from the resulting menu and click Desktop Create Shortcut Using either of these methods if you cre ated the shortcut properly t will have a small arrow on the bottom left corner If it does not have a small arrow then you moved the exe instead of creating a shortcut Move it back and try again using the right mouse button only el Where can I find the user s manual The user s manual is on the quarterly CD It can also be found on our website at http bsdsoftlink com downloadcenter userspage htm I have recently purchased the soft ware and would like to learn how to use it What options are available BSD LinkLine Fall 2008 Several useful hyperlinks are avail able on our website at the follow ing location http www bsdsoftlink com speclink sl_subscribers htm The Getting Started hyperlink has basic information that will assist you in becoming acquainted with the application It provides a good starting point for learning to use the soft ware We offer free SpecLink webinars twice a week on Tuesdays at 11 AM and Thursdays at 4 PM Eastern Time Please call 1 800 266 7732 or go to http www bsdsoftlink com library step2
20. or drywall continued on page 7 Featured Products continued from page 6 before the building is enclosed Paper products are often damaged by wind driven rain and moisture during installation DensArmour Plus stands up to normal weather conditions which allows for acceleration of schedules and the potential reduction of costly delays DensArmor Plus offers a 6 month limited ex posure warranty that guards against delamina tion and deterioration when exposed to normal weather conditions during and after installa tion Areas of use include Interiors of exterior walls where moisture intrusion is most likely When the windows doors or roof have not been installed making moisture intrusion inevitable pre rock conditions Areas likely to be exposed to moisture where paper faced greenboard may have been speci fied in the past For more information please visit www densarmorplus com or call Gypsum Products Technical Hotline 800 225 6119 Georgia Pacific Building Products 133 Peachtree Street 8th floor Atlanta GA 30303 Tel 404 652 4000 LinkLine A BSD SoftLink Publication Editor Brittany Smith LinkLine is published by Building Systems Design Inc Two Piedmont Center Suite 300 3565 Piedmont Road NE Atlanta GA 30305 Permission to use excerpts in other publications is granted provided the publisher is notified in advance at 404 365 8900 BSD SpecLink BSD CostLink BSD SoftL
21. project to some one who does not have the software How can I do that Your subscription to BSD CostLink m AE includes the current R S Means cost data in the AE Assemblies database and the Building Construction Cost Data database R S Means stands behind its pub lications If you have any questions about your estimate about the costs you ve used from their data or even about the technical aspects of the job that may affect your esti mate feel free to call the R S Means editors at 1 800 334 3509 i SpecLink Statistics verified this quarter 25 updated 4 e 139 other documents referenced 48 535 sections total 397 updated 62 obsolete verified this quarter 3 updated 530 non proprietary sections e 188 standards organizations referenced e 42 standards organizations referenced 1 new section new form e 2 492 manufacturer listings with live PerSpective Performance Specs 5 proprietary sections hyperlinks to their web sites Statistics 56 sections with built in checklists e 939 unique manufacturers listed in 378 161 sections 2 updated 92 947 paragraphs sections 100 verified this quarter 5 e 17 393 paragraphs 108 463 internal links targets and updated or replaced e 22 128 internal links targets and consequences Short Form Specs Statistics consequences 26 591 notes to specifier e 16 sections corresponding to e 4 024 notes to specifier 925 with live 15 336 notes with live hyperlinks to MasterFormat 1995 d
22. se SpecLink ARE YOU AFRAID OF UPDATES There 1s no need to fear SpecLink updates The updating process won t change the text of a project that is underway Updates will never overwrite customized text under any circumstances In addition updates will never change text delete text or add text unless you the user specifically choose to have that happen You can also choose whether to up date a particular project or not Many users update their office master project each quarter but don t update the projects made from t this is a reasonable compromise Wouldn t you rather keep your office master up to date so all your future projects will be current HAVE YOU ALREADY UNKNOWINGLY THWARTED THE UPDATE FUNCTION Many users copy SpecLink master sections to make minor modifications and import whole sections instead of editing the corresponding SpecLink master section These are poor practices that will quickly lead to obsolete documents We strongly urge you to use our sections as the basis for your customized specifications Why Because copies of SpecLink master sections ARE NOT UPDATED when the master section itself is updated It s true that importing existing word processing sections is the easier course of action when initially developing an office master If you re happy with using SpecLink only as a word processor OK But if you wish to take advantage of BSD s updating not to mention the linking and specifier notes the
23. section based on coding used in the rtf file Look in SpecLink Help under Preparation of RTF file for Add New Section from RTF File and Importing Choices for more information If the Look for Choice Fields in Import is not turned on the software will not create choices in your section and brackets will import as brackets for example Caution see article Are You Sacrificing in this issue for advice on importing e A You can email an individual section A a sal a division or the entire project To do that click on the File menu and select Print From the Reports dialog box select Document as your Report to Print and select Section Branch or Project as the Scope of Report Click on the Export button on the right side of the dialog box Select the folder where the files should be created You will have an RTF rich text format file for each section These can be emailed and or opened in most word processors If you have Adobe Acrobat Writer or Distiller in stalled you can also create pdf files From the Reports dialog box change your default printer to Acrobat PDF Writer or Acrobat Distiller and print as normal Finally select the folder where the single file that 1s cre ated for the project should be saved If you are a meter customer this option will not be available CostLink AE e I have some questions on the costs in the estimate and the assemblies in the models Who do I contact I want to email my
24. ur users For one thing only one office master will be needed for all phases of a project with data exposed or hidden as appropriate for a particular phase Maintenance of the data will be much easier as well with fewer paragraphs and fewer links needed Although the approach is fairly simple in concept it will be very powerful in application and we believe our users will embrace the new paradigm on their first opportunity to use it For more information about SpecLink E and its many new features you can find quarterly articles in each of our recent newsletters in the archives section of our website ih BSD LinkLine Fall 2008 7 Training Schedule The BSD SpecLink Workshop The BSD SpecLink Workshop comprises two one day sessions The first day is de voted to learning the basics of SpecLink including how to navigate within the soft ware start a new project edit sections understand how the links and choices work and how to format print and export final documents It is intended for new users The second day is designed for those who want to learn how to create and maintain their own office master This session cov ers the concepts of an office master how to customize your master by adding choices links and tags as well as creating your own checklists Users must already be familiar with the basics of SpecLink to attend the second day BSD SpecLink Either Day 495 Both Days 895 September 9th
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