New Video | Use Keyboard Shortcuts

In this video I demonstrate a lean tip to eliminate wasted motion.  Using the keyboard shortcuts can save a lot of time.  And the more you use them, the more familiar you will get with them, and naturally will become more efficient.  Using the keyboard is typically faster than scrolling down with your mouse and your eyes to find an option.  You can keep your mouse where you are, and simply type one letter to get the option you want instantly.  Try it out.  Look for the shortcuts in each menu that pops up.  Any letter that is underlined, is the shortcut.  I hope you try this out.

New Video | Use Layers to Simplify Group Selection

Being able to select multiple objects at once to copy, delete, move, etc. can be a pain when all the layers are on.  Fortunately when we set up our Style Set, we set up the conditions on different layers.  Not only does this help when trying to visually only see particular conditions, but it also helps as you are working on the takeoff.  Check out the latest video below!

New OST tip!

I discovered this tip by accident, but it is quite a time saver.
You can extend multiple lineal takeoff lines at once with just one click!  Check out this video tutorial to see the example and how to do it.  The video shows this for extending horizontal takeoffs, but this will also work with extending vertical takeoffs too.

Save time - Reassign

Here is another 'tip' for you.  If you made a mistake and took off something as the wrong condition type - fight your instinct to erase it and redo the takeoff.  OST has a reassign feature that allows you to simply reassign the takeoff to the condition you choose.  This will save you time when changes arise or if you made a mistake.  Plus, it will keep the takeoff consistent, as you 'move' square footage or lineal feet from one condition to another.
I hope you find this tutorial helpful - it is a time saver.

Here's a Lean tip

I discovered this by accident, but it is a time saver. 
Once your takeoff is complete in On Screen Takeoff - this data needs to be transferred to the excel sales template.  Rather than retyping it all, you can simply cut and paste the quantities from the takeoff tab, right into your quantity column in excel.  Since the excel template has the widths and heights broken up, these will have to be typed in manually and in the same order they appear in the takeoff tab.  But at least the quantities don't have to be retyped.
Maybe in the future, more data can be cut and pasted from OST into the template, but for now this is what I found helpful.

Below is the video tutorial for this tip.  It has been added to the OST playlist on the W&W You Tube channel.