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More information: Find Content

More information: Select "Specs"

Selecting "Specs" opens the Specs Viewing screen for the project. You will see an Index of all the specs...each line is linked to display the appropriate section.

More information: Select a Specification Section

Select the link to desired spec section. This will open the Fastbid Reader to the first page of the section.

When you click on a link in the Index, if a page image fails to appear, you do not have the FastBid Reader installed. Click here for help with installing Fastbid.

More information:
View the Specification

The specification is displayed by FastBid Reader starting with the first page of the selection. FastBid allows you to view, print and download the specification.

Use the Toolbar functions displayed above to Zoom, Pan and Page through the selection.

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View and Use the Toolbar functions

The Toolbar at the top of the Fastbid Reader provides powerful tools for viewing, downloading, and printing specs:

Print selected specs	Prints the selected specifications to your local printer. Click on the "Print" icon, select "Batch" and select those specification pages you wish to print. Click here for more.
Download specs	Downloads any or all of the specs to your local computer. Provides options to download in Fastbid viewable (TIF) or Adobe PDF formats. Click here for more.
View downloaded specs	Opens a directory listing of all of the projects that you have downloaded to your local computer. Inside each Project folder, you may select a downloaded spec to view or print using the Fastbid Reader. Note that this capability is only available if you used the default download option ("Put images in the automatic download area")
Specs selection list	Opens a list of all spec pages in the Project. You may select a page and open it in the window.
Previous page	Opens the previous page in the set of specs.
Next drawing	Opens the next page in the set of specs.
Pan / page down	Pans down in the image and moves to the next page when appropriate.
Zoom In	Zooms in (reference is the center of the existing view).
Zoom Out	Zooms Out (reference is the center of the existing view). Note: A Right click of the mouse will Zoom Out to the full extent of the page.
Zoom Out--Full	Zooms Out to the full extent of the page. Note: A Right click of the mouse will also do this.
Rotate view	Rotates the existing view 90 degrees in a clockwise direction.
Set Fastbid options	Allows setting options for the Fastbid Reader, including adjustments for the speed of your Internet connection and set up of your measuring tools.
Magnifier toggle	Turns the Magnifier on or off. If the Magnifier is on, hold down the Left mouse button to magnify the area around the pointer. Other mouse functions continue to work normally.
Measure	Opens the Measure Take-offs control window. This function typically has no function in view specifications, but can be used in special cases where drawings are included with the specifications. Click here for information about using the Measure Take-off tools in drawings.

Using FastBid to View Specs