Specpoint Help for A/E Users

Using the Help Search
Using the Help Search
  • Phrase:Returns all topics that contain the exact phrase in the search criteria. Use quotation marks around the phrase.
    Ex."system administration"
  • And:Returns all topics that contain all the words in the search criteria, in any combination. Insert a plus sign between all words in the search criteria.
    Ex.system + administration
  • Or:Returns all topics with any combination of words in the search criteria. This is the default.
    Ex.system administration
For more information:Searching Online Help

Contents of the Office Master Element Form

Use the contents of this form to manage an office master family as well as work on its product types, properties, and content items.

Navigate to the following contents:

Element Tabs or Parts

On the element form, the following element tabs or parts are available:

Tab Description
General This tab or part organizes the articles and paragraphs under the General part.

Typically, this part includes properties, such as submittal requirements, quality assurance properties, and warranty options.

Products This tab or part organizes the articles and paragraphs under the Products part.

This part includes shared properties.

Execution This tab or part organizes the articles and paragraphs under the Execution part.

This part includes quality control property sets and shared properties.

For more information, see Parts.

Element Form Options

On the element form, the following options are available:

Option Description
Expand All Click this button to expand all of the element's articles and show all of the articles' paragraphs and subparagraphs.
Collapse All Click this button to collapse all of the element's articles and hide all of the articles' paragraphs and subparagraphs.

Element Form Contents

On the element form, the following content items are available:

Item Description
Articles This is one or multiple articles which organize paragraphs and property sets under a part in an element. The available articles depend on the selected family or product type.

See Articles (Office Master).

Paragraphs This is one or multiple paragraphs that make up your specification contents and which you can modify based on your firm's requirements. The available paragraphs depend on the selected family or product type.

Typically, a paragraph represents a property or describes a particular form or function of a project element.

See Paragraphs (Office Master).

Notes to Specifier These notes provide MasterSpec or firm-level guidance that pertains to an article or paragraph in order to aid its review and modification.

See Notes to Specifier (Office Master).