Working with the Element Library
Use this part of the documentation as a reference on the tasks that you can perform in the element library to manage your firm's baseline content.
The following tasks are part of the typical workflow for managing the
MasterSpec elements and all published
office master elements in the element library:
User Access
Working with the element library is limited only to members of the office master access group.
For more information, see Office Master Access Group.
- Related Topics:
- Open the Element Library
As a member of the office master access group, open the element library to begin viewing all your firm's baseline project elements, which include both MasterSpec content and published office master content. - Customizing Your View of the Element Library
Use this part of the documentation as a reference on how to customize your view of the element library. - Search for an Assembly or Division (Element Library)
As a member of the office master access group, search for an assembly or division in the Elements pane to quickly locate the element and view its families in the element library. - View an Assembly's or Division's Families (Element Library)
As a member of the office master access group, view an assembly's or division's families in the element library to begin managing your firm's baseline project content, which includes MasterSpec families and published office master families. - View Family Versions
As a member of the office master access group, view the available versions of a family in the element library to ensure quality and maintain organization in your firm-level content. - Preview Version Contents of a Family
As a member of the office master access group, preview the contents of a family's MasterSpec version or any of its published office master versions to learn more about the family's articles, paragraphs, and properties. - Export a Version of a Family
As a member of the office master access group, export a family's MasterSpec version or any of its published office master versions to view and store baseline content for your project specifications outside the platform. - Delete an Office Master Version of a Family
As a member of the office master access group, delete a published office master version of a family to stop using it in future projects. - Rename an Office Master Version of a Family
As a member of the office master access group, rename a published office master version of a family to help you distinguish between versions and easily track changes and updates. - Set a Family Version as Primary
As a member of the office master access group, set an office master family as primary to load your selected family's contents in new projects. The first imported duplicate family automatically becomes the primary version. - Create a Work Item for an Office Master Version
Create a work item for a version of an office master family to modify content, such as articles and paragraphs, in the version. - Create a New Office Master Version Based on a MasterSpec Family
Clone a MasterSpec family to create a new office master version of the family with same content, structure, and links as the MasterSpec version. This enables you to use MasterSpec content as a starting point for your custom firm-level content.
Parent Topic: Office Master Manager