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Contents of the `New Workspace`

Use the contents of this workspace to work on a project, its elements, and element content items.

Contents

In the new workspace, the following contents are available:

Content	Description
New Workspace Action Bar	This action bar provides you with general features that you can use to work on your project elements and their content items. This bar also provides access to project management functions, including project parameters, product selection, and workspace settings. This action bar contains options that you can use to manage a project in the `new workspace`. See `New Workspace` Action Bar.
Categories Panel	This panel enables you to select categories and disciplines, which filter the available project elements in the Elements panel and product listings in the Product Listings window. See Categories Panel (`New Workspace`).
Elements Panel	This panel displays all project elements, such as `families`, sections, and `product types`, in an element tree and enables you to add or remove these elements from your project. See Elements Panel (`New Workspace`).
New Workspace Editor	This editor enables you to manage the selected project element in the Elements panel as well as work on the element's available properties and content items. See `New Workspace` Editor.
Track Changes Tab	This tab allows you to review, accept, or reject edits made to element content items. You can use track change tips on this tab to navigate to in-line track changed content. See Track Changes Tab.
Ask Dela Chat Box	The `Ask Dela` chat box is an integrated generative AI assistant that answers questions about `Specpoint` features, `MasterSpec` content, and related resources. See `Ask Dela` Chat Box.

`New Workspace` Action Bar

On this action bar, the following options are available:

Note: The functionality of most of these options are based on your selected project element in the Elements panel.

Item	Description
Project Name	This displays the name of the project.
Product Library	Click this button to view product listings in the Product Listings window (project level) and browse products for your `A/E firm`'s project. This window displays product listings based on your selected project element.
Evaluations	Click this button to open the available supporting documents for your selected `family`, section, or `product type`. These documents provide professionals at any level with guidance, research, and coordination checklists to help them develop project information more effectively.
Preview	This option is available only for an added `family`, section, or `product type`. Click this button to open the Section Preview window and view how the selected element's specified articles and paragraphs display in a traditional section view or in a project output.	CTRL+ALT+R
Export to PDF	This option is available only for an added `family`, section, or `product type`. Click this button to export the project section in which the selected element belongs, as a PDF file.	CTRL+ALT+D
Export to Doc/Word	This option is available only for an added `family`, section, or `product type`. Click this button to export the project section in which the selected element belongs, as a DOCX file.	CTRL+ALT+M
Expand All	For an `assembly`, click this button to expand all its `performance requirements` and show their input fields. For a `family`, section, or `product type`, click this button to expand all its articles and show all their paragraphs.
Collapse All	For an `assembly`, click this button to collapse all its `performance requirements` and hide its input fields. For a `family`, section, or `product type`, click this button to collapse all its articles and hide all its paragraphs.
Workspace Settings	Click this button to display the Workspace Settings window and configure the various general settings for the project, project elements, and element contents.
Add to project	This option is available only for elements that are not in the project. Click this button to add the selected element to See Addition of Project Elements.
Remove from project	This option is available only for elements added to the project. Click this button to remove the selected element from project. See Removal of Project Elements.
Switch to Classic Workspace	Click this option to switch to the `classic project workspace` and use a more familiar feature layout to work on your project's contents.

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Contents of the `New Workspace`

Use the contents of this workspace to work on a project, its elements, and element content items.

Contents

In the new workspace, the following contents are available:

Content	Description
New Workspace Action Bar	This action bar provides you with general features that you can use to work on your project elements and their content items. This bar also provides access to project management functions, including project parameters, product selection, and workspace settings. This action bar contains options that you can use to manage a project in the `new workspace`. See `New Workspace` Action Bar.
Categories Panel	This panel enables you to select categories and disciplines, which filter the available project elements in the Elements panel and product listings in the Product Listings window. See Categories Panel (`New Workspace`).
Elements Panel	This panel displays all project elements, such as `families`, sections, and `product types`, in an element tree and enables you to add or remove these elements from your project. See Elements Panel (`New Workspace`).
New Workspace Editor	This editor enables you to manage the selected project element in the Elements panel as well as work on the element's available properties and content items. See `New Workspace` Editor.
Track Changes Tab	This tab allows you to review, accept, or reject edits made to element content items. You can use track change tips on this tab to navigate to in-line track changed content. See Track Changes Tab.
Ask Dela Chat Box	The `Ask Dela` chat box is an integrated generative AI assistant that answers questions about `Specpoint` features, `MasterSpec` content, and related resources. See `Ask Dela` Chat Box.

`New Workspace` Action Bar

On this action bar, the following options are available:

Note: The functionality of most of these options are based on your selected project element in the Elements panel.

Item	Description
Project Name	This displays the name of the project.
Product Library	Click this button to view product listings in the Product Listings window (project level) and browse products for your `A/E firm`'s project. This window displays product listings based on your selected project element.
Evaluations	Click this button to open the available supporting documents for your selected `family`, section, or `product type`. These documents provide professionals at any level with guidance, research, and coordination checklists to help them develop project information more effectively.
Preview	This option is available only for an added `family`, section, or `product type`. Click this button to open the Section Preview window and view how the selected element's specified articles and paragraphs display in a traditional section view or in a project output.	CTRL+ALT+R
Export to PDF	This option is available only for an added `family`, section, or `product type`. Click this button to export the project section in which the selected element belongs, as a PDF file.	CTRL+ALT+D
Export to Doc/Word	This option is available only for an added `family`, section, or `product type`. Click this button to export the project section in which the selected element belongs, as a DOCX file.	CTRL+ALT+M
Expand All	For an `assembly`, click this button to expand all its `performance requirements` and show their input fields. For a `family`, section, or `product type`, click this button to expand all its articles and show all their paragraphs.
Collapse All	For an `assembly`, click this button to collapse all its `performance requirements` and hide its input fields. For a `family`, section, or `product type`, click this button to collapse all its articles and hide all its paragraphs.
Workspace Settings	Click this button to display the Workspace Settings window and configure the various general settings for the project, project elements, and element contents.
Add to project	This option is available only for elements that are not in the project. Click this button to add the selected element to See Addition of Project Elements.
Remove from project	This option is available only for elements added to the project. Click this button to remove the selected element from project. See Removal of Project Elements.
Switch to Classic Workspace	Click this option to switch to the `classic project workspace` and use a more familiar feature layout to work on your project's contents.