Editing
Keynotes can be added in four ways as follows:
- Sub-Note: This will add a new note as a child of the currently selected note. In order to create this type of note, either right click the parent note and select Add->Sub-Note or select the parent note and go to Keynotes->Add->Sub-Note. The keynote will be created with a default value that can be changed later.
- Sequential: This works similar to Sub-Note, except that the note is placed in the same stack as the note selected, and will automatically be numbered at the end of the sequence of the selected note.
- From File: This function is found under the keynotes menu and can be used to add a series of notes from an existing text file to the current file. Any keynote found with a duplicate key to one in the current text file will be presented to the user with the ability to be ignored, added in sequence, or overwritten.
- Copy: Existing keynotes can be copied as sub-notes, or in sequence.
Keynote values can be edited as follows:
- Description - Simply change the text in the text box on the main interface. Changes are committed when the user presses 'Enter' or when the text box loses keyboard focus.
- Key Value - Double clicking the key value begins a key value edit. Changes are committed when the user presses enter or the editing box loses keyboard focus.
- Stacking - Keynotes can change their stacking location by simple drag and drop. Select one or more keynotes and drag and drop them onto another note and they will stack under that note. Notes may also be dropped in the zone marked 'Drop Here for Top Level' to make them stack at the top level.
- Renumber - Select multiple keynotes and use the renumber
tool (on the right click or 'Keynotes' menus, or the button on the toolbar) to renumber all of
the selected notes in sequence. The renumber dialog has several additional controls to allow
better renumbering:
- Increment - This field allows you to set the spacing between each increment. For instance, if you want to start with a value of '10' and increment by 10s you would get 10, 20, 30, etc. instead of 10, 11, 12, etc. which is the default. This function also works with alphabetical characters; a start value of 'A' with an increment of '2' will yeild A, C, E, G, etc.
- Renumber Subnotes - If checked, Keynote Manager will search all subnotes for matching portions at the beginning of the key value and will update them according to the changes to the parent note. For example if you have a key value of 08500 with a child note of 08510 and you change the parent to 08600 the child will update to 08610 if this function is checked.
Please note that since there is no direct connection to Revit in Keynote Manager Standard, editing a keynote value could cause elements in Revit to lose their keynote. With Keynote Manager +, editing from within the palette has this direct connection and will automatically update the key values.
The delete tool can be accessed by right clicking the keynote(s) you wish to delete and selecting "Delete", by selecting the keynote(s) and going to Keynotes->Delete, or by selecting the keynote(s) and simply pressing 'Delete'. You will be asked to confirm the delete before it is finalized.
Please remember that due to the hierarchical nature of Revit keynotes, deleting a keynote will also delete any keynotes that appear stacked under them in the tree.