USER’S GUIDE

AN INTRODUC TION TO BLUEBEAM

23 OCTOBER 2019
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CONTENTS

1 The Interface 5

2 Creating PDFs 8

3 BuroHappold Downloads 10

4 Drawing Markups 11

5 Tool Chest 19

6 Stamp Tool 21

7 Document Alteration 23

8 Measurement Tool 27

9 Hyperlinks 29

10 Headers and footers 31

11 Editing and Removing content 32

12 Layers 33

13 Flattening 39

14 Printing 40

15 Useful things 42

16 Keyboard Shortcuts 44

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INTRODUC TION

This booklet is a very brief introduction to Bluebeam. It is supposed to give you a flavour of what is
capable in the software rather than be a comprehensive and complete guide.
Section 3 covers the most important aspect of drawing in Bluebeam for the BuroHappold brand.
The sketch templates and the drawing review blocks are brand approved and should be used on
all sketches, drawings, and diagrams created in Bluebeam (even if you are marking up a previously
created document).
There is a Yammer group specifically for Bluebeam related queries. Just search groups for “Bluebeam”.
This is used for knowledge sharing as well as answering queries.
Also the Knowledge pages on Magellan have a dedicated Bluebeam page. Check here for links to
helpful “How to” documents, and Bluebeam extra downloads.

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1 THE INTERFACE

Command Bar: Access to tools and commands Side Panels: The side panel hosts various
organised by tabs with dropdown lists when you dedicated tabs. See page 7. You can also open and
click on them. close by hovering the cursor over the edge of the
panel until it changes into a line with two arrows,
then double clicking or dragging.
Tool Bars: Customisable for one-click access to the
tools most used. You can choose which toolbars
are visible by clicking on Tools -> Toolbars. You can
move these to the side or along the top

Markup Panel: The markup panel can be made

visible using the same method as opening the left
side panel or you can click on the icon in the
bottom left corner of the screen.
It has three tabs by default: Markups, 3D Model
Tree and Javascript. (see page 17 for more
details)

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Navigation Bar: Above the bottom panel, with tools to navigate documents.
If this is missing, you can restore it by going to Tools -> Toolbars - > Navigation Bar or toggle with (F4).

Unsplit Eliminates the current split. Ctrl + Shift + 2

Split
Divides the workspace into two vertically oriented splits. Ctrl + 2
Vertical:
Split
Divides the workspace into two horizontally oriented splits. Ctrl + H
Horizontal
One Full A single page of the PDF displays. The mouse wheel will zoom
Ctrl + 9
Page in and out of the page.
Scrolling Pages display in a column. The mouse wheel will scroll up and
Ctrl + 0
Pages down the pages.
Pan Click and drag to pan the image. Esc or Shift+V

Select Click to select markups V

Select Text Click to select text Shift + T

Zoom Click to zoom in; hold Ctrl and click to zoom out. Z

First Page Jump to the first page of the PDF. Home

Previous
Go to the prior page of the document. Ctrl+Left
Page
Indicates the current location in the PDF.

Next Page Go to the next page of the current document. Ctrl+Right

Last Page Jump to the last page of the document. End

Previous
Go back to the previous view in the main workspace. Alt+Left
View
Next View Go to the next view in the main workspace. Alt+Right

Other useful tools available via the Command Bar:

Preloaded profiles to shape the interface to certain jobs - click
Profiles
Revu -> Profiles
Adjust underlying content to view annotations better - click
Dimmer Ctrl+F5
View tab -> Dimmer
Document Opens the Document Properties dialogue - click Document
Ctrl+D
Properties icon dropdown list -> Document Properties
Security Security setting of PDF - click Document tab -> Security Ctrl+L

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TABS AND PANELS

The three side panels can hold a number of specialized tabs, which provide access to a variety of
features. To show or hide tabs, go to View > Tabs and select the desired tab: checked tabs will appear in
the interface and unchecked tabs will be hidden. Available Tabs are:

Bookmarks Shows current bookmarks and contains tools for adding, manipulating, and
Tab deleting bookmarks
File Access Tab Provides quick access to recently opened files, and the bh network

Layers Tab Provides quick access to layers, layer configurations, and tools for creating
and deleting Layers. (see page 31 for details)
Links Tab Allows for adding and editing hyperlinks.

Measurements Provides access to the measurement modes, allows setting the document
Tab scale and measurement precision, and setting up and clearing Viewports for
multiple scales in the same document. (see page 27 for details)
Properties Tab Shows data about the active pdf as well as any files attached to it. If a markup
is selected, the Properties tab will show properties specific to that element
instead.
Search Tab Allows you to search for text in the current pdf, all open pdfs, pdfs in a folder,
or in the files in the Recents list. You can also Search and Replace.
Sets Tab Allows users to open a collection of documents in a single view with the pages
organized in a specified sorted order, including any revisions and addenda.
Users can navigate through multiple files as though they were one document
without actually merging them into a single file.
Signatures Tab Shows certifications and digital signatures placed on a document as well as
tools for signing and certifying documents.
Spaces Tab Defines areas within the pdf that makes storing and sorting markups easier
and more efficient
Studio Tab Combines the cloud storage and collaboration

Thumbnails Shows small previews of pdf pages for quick navigation within a multi-page
Tab document.
Tool Chest Tab A central storage location for your most used markups. (see page 19 for
details)
Flags Panel Easy navigating to specific pages and places in a PDF. The Flags panel opens
between the workspace and the right panel.

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2 CREATING PDFS

2.1 CREATING PDFS IN BLUEBEAM

PDFs can be created in Bluebeam without a source document. These can be blank or based on a template
or style.
• On the Command Bar File
New PDF:
• Template: Choose a predefined layout
• Width and Height define the size of the page.
• Portrait and Landscape set the orientation.
• Style: Define a visual style for the page.
Includes Notebook paper, 1/4” grid,
engineering grid, etc.
• Page Count: Defines the number of pages in
the new PDF.
New PDF from Template: Choose a predefined
layout:
On the Command Bar File Tab click the
arrow to the right of New PDF from Template
select template
• Edit a template: Hover over a Template name
and click the Edit icon to edit that Template.
• Save As Template: Saves the current PDF as a
new Template in the Templates folder.
• Delete Template: When a template is being
edited, click Delete Template to removed this
PDF from the templates folder.
• Import Template: Select an existing PDF to
import as a new template.
• Change Template Folder to set the location
of the Template PDF folder. All PDF files
located in the folder will be designated as
Templates and will appear in the Template
dropdown list.

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CREATING A NE W TEMPLATE 2.2 CREATING PDFS FROM OTHER

To create a template from an existing PDF: SOFT WARE
• On the Command Bar click the arrow to the Using the Bluebeam plugin you can create
right of New PDF from Template Import PDFs from any Microsoft Office software and
Template. for AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Revit, and Navisworks
users..
• Browse to PDF you want to use as template

EDITING AN EXISTING TEMPLATE

• On the Command Bar click the arrow to the
right of New PDF from Template.
• Click the edit button to the right of the
selected template. Microsoft Office Software
• Redesign the new document using the
Markup tools.
• On the Command Bar Document
Flatten
• Ensure the All Markups setting is checked,
then click Flatten. Do not flatten any fields
you want to remain editable. AutoCAD and SolidWorks
• On the Command Bar click File tab
click Save As.
• On the Command Bar click New PDF from
Template select the name of the new
template and the new PDF will be created
from the template.
Revit

2.3 PRINTING TO BLUEBEAM

The Bluebeam PDF printer is installed on Windows
and shows as an option in the printer list. This is
available in all Microsoft Office software and in
CAD.
To print a PDF, open the file File print
select Bluebeam PDF from the printer options.

Navisworks

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3 BUROHAPPOLD DOWNLOADS

BuroHappold have created branded tool sets (for sketches and drawings) and stamps available to
download from Magellan:
• Business Services Global IT Software Site Bluebeam Bluebeam Toolsets
To download the tool set, click the name. Once downloaded, “open” with Bluebeam. The tool set will
now be available in your Tool Chest (see Section 5 for more information on how to use Tool Sets) every
time you open Bluebeam.
Use these on all drawings, sketches and markups to be issued externally.

The Assessment Stamps have the following:

• BuroHappold Drawing Review Status Block
• BuroHappold COMMENTS
• BuroHappold CONDITIONAL NO COMMENTS
• BuroHappold NO COMMENTS
• BuroHappold RECEIVED
• BuroHappold RESPONDED
To download stamps, the click the name and save the pdf in the following folder on
your computer:
C:\ProgramData\Bluebeam Software\Bluebeam Revu\2018\Stamps\en-GB

Standard material hatch and line styles. Install the

same way as toolsets.

Various toolsets are available. For all new sketches,

use the BuroHappold standard title blocks:

Landscape and portrait title block. Can be resized

to suit sketch size.

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4 DR AWING MARKUPS

Markups can be found under the Command bar “Tools” or on the Shapes toolbar. If this is not visible, go
to Tools Toolbars and select the Shapes toolbar to show it.
The shapes tool bar and the Markup Command bar contain tools to create markups in various shapes.

PROPER TIES
The Appearance section of the Properties tab contains the
following options:
Colour: Sets the Colour of the line segment.
Fill Colour: Controls the fill colour of the endpoints or shape.
Opacity: Sets transparency level.
Line Width: Sets the thickness of the line segment in points.
Style: Determines the pattern of the line segment. The diagram
demonstrates the seven different line styles that are available
with the line segments.

4.1 LINE TOOL

The Line tool draws a straight line markup.
• Click or press L to select the tool.
Click and drag to place a line segment on the PDF.
Hold Shift to force the line to a horizontal, vertical,
or 45° angle.
After placement, you can click the control points
(yellow circles) and drag to re-size the line.
Bluebeam has various line styles that can be
applied:

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4.2 ARROW TOOL 4.3 ARC TOOL

The Arrow tool is a pre-configured line tool with The Arc tool places an arc markup on the
an arrowhead at one end for convenience. document.
• Click or press A to select the tool. • Click   or press Shift-C to select the tool.
• Click and drag to place the markup on the Three methods of creating an Arc: Elliptical arc,
document. Two point circular arc, and Three point arc.
Bluebeam comes with the following available Creating an Elliptical Arc:
arrowheads: • Click on the document to place the first point
of the arc.
• Click again to place the end point.
Creating a Two-Point Circular Arc:
• Hold Shift while clicking both points of the arc.
Creating a Three-Point Circular Arc:
• Hold Alt while clicking the first point.
• Click a second point to define the circle.
• Click a third point to complete the arc.

4.4 POLYLINE TOOL 4.5 DIMENSION TOOL

The Polyline tool draws a segmented line. The Dimension tool places a dimension line
• Click or press Shift+N to select the tool. markup on the PDF.

• Click on the document to start drawing a • Click   Dimension or press Shift+L to select
segmented line. the tool.

• Each time the mouse button is clicked, a new • Click and drag to define the start and end
line segment will be placed. points.

• Press C to close the line path.

• Double-click or press Enter to complete the
line.

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4.6 CALLOUT TOOL 4.7 REC TANGLE AND ELLIPSE

TOOLS
The Callout tool places a leader line connected to
a text box in a selected location. Multiple leader The Rectangle tool places a rectangular markup on
lines can be created so the same text can point to the document. The Ellipse tool places an elliptical
multiple locations in the document. markup.
• Click  or press Q to select the tool. • Click or press R for the Rectangle tool:
• Click to set the location of the arrow at the end • Click or press E for the Ellipse tool
of the leader line. Click and drag to define the size of the ellipse or
• Click again to place the text box rectangle.
• Enter text. To create a perfect square or circle, hold down
Shift while defining the size.
• Click outside of the text box or press Esc to
complete the callout.

ADDING AND REMOVING LEADER LINES

• Right-click the callout, then click Add Leader
• Right-click on the leader, then click  Delete
Leader.

Callout Multi-Leader Callout

4.8 POLYGON TOOL

The Polygon tool creates a shape with an arbitrary Once completed, the markup and its handles are
number of sides as a markup. displayed. To reposition or re-size the polygon:
To create a polygon: • Click and drag a handle.
• Click  Polygon or press Shift-P to select the To add or minus control points to a Polygon:
tool. • Right click point where control point is required/
• Click on the PDF to define the first point. not needed Control Point Add
• Click again to define the next point, and so on. • or
• Click the first point again, or press Enter, to • Hold down Shift and click where control point
close the shape. is required / not needed

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4.9 CLOUD TOOL 4.10 IMAGE TOOL

The Cloud tool is a Polygon markup with a cloud- The Image tool places a graphic image as a markup
like appearance preset. on the current PDF. To place an image:
To create a rectangular cloud: • Click  or press I.
• Click  Cloud or press C to select the tool. • In the Open dialogue, navigate to an image file,
• Click and drag on the PDF to create the cloud. then click OK.

To create a polygonal cloud:

• Click  Cloud or press C to select the tool. • Click the image tool cursor on the document
to place the image at its full size. To force the
• Click on the PDF to define the first point. image to fit a particular space, click and drag a
• Click again to define the next point, and so on. rectangle.
• Click the first point again, or press Enter, to
close the shape.

4.11 SKE TCH TOOL BAR

A set of tools to create sketch to scale markups are available under the Markup toolbar (if hidden, go to
Tools -> Toolbars -> Sketch to show it).
Before placing any Sketch Tool markup on a drawing, make sure that it is calibrated to the correct scale
(see page 27 for more measurement details).
Sketch Tools create shapes with the length and rotation of the sides input directly for exact control over
the shape. Once placed, Sketch Tool markups behave very much like shape markups.

To place a sketch tool markup:

1. Select desired shape on Sketch toolbar
2. Click on the PDF to place the first point. The text cursor is automatically placed in the Length field.
3. Enter the length of the side of the shap and press TAB.
4. Enter the rotation of the side of the shap and press ENTER. The side is drawn.
• The rotation can be relative to the last angle entered or to the page (use the Revu Preferences
Sketch tab to adjust between Absolute and Relative)
5. Repeat steps 3-4 to draw the remaining sides of the shape. Press ENTER twice to close.

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4.12 GROUPING MARKUPS 4.13 ALIGNING MARKUPS

Multiple markups can be grouped to behave like a Selected markups can be aligned using the
single markup. Alignment tool bar.  Select two or more markups
To group markups: and then click the tool bar buttons to align left,
top, right or bottom. Markups can now be aligned
1. Hold down the Shift key and select two or centrally and vertically, as well as to the centre of
more markups to be grouped. the document.
2. Then: Tip: The first markup selected will be the primary
• In the Options section of the Properties tab, markup and all other markups will be aligned
click the Group button. relative to the primary markup.
Or
Align Left (CTRL+ALT+L)
• Right-click on one of the selected markups
and select Group. Align Right (CTRL+ALT+R):

UNGROUPING MARKUPS Align Top (CTRL+ALT+T):

To ungroup all markups: Align Bottom (CTRL+ALT+B):

1. Select the group. Align Center (CTRL+ALT+E):

2. Then: Align Middle (CTRL+ALT+M):
• In the Options section of the Properties tab, Center in Document: Aligns the
click the Ungroup button. centers of two or more markups to the
Or center of the page.
Align Width: Makes two or more
• Right-click on one markup in the group and
markups the same width of the first
select Ungroup.
markup selected
Align Height: Makes two or more
4.14 FLIPPING markups the same height of the first
(MIRRORING) MARKUPS markup selected.
Image, Stamp, Polyline, Polygon, Clouds, Pen, Align Size: Makes two or more markups
Highlight and Grouped annotations may be the same height and width of the first
flipped either horizontally or vertically. To flip, markup selected
select one of more annotations, then click the Distribute Horizontally: Distributes
Flip Horizontal or Flip Vertical button. Note if you three or more markups along their
select a symmetrical shape these buttons will be horizontal plane
greyed out: Distribute Vertically: Distributes three
or more markups along their vertical
Flip Horizontal (Ctrl+Alt+H): Flip
plane
selected annotation horizontally.
Flip Vertical (Ctrl+Alt+V): Flip selected
annotation vertically.

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4.15 LEGEND CREATION

The Legend feature allows the creation of a key for a drawing. At a minimum, the Legend simply
shows a symbol that represents a markup on the page with a description, but can provide a high-level
summary with other columns like measurements and quantities.
As markups are added to or removed from the associated pages, quantities for matching markups in
the Legend are automatically updated.
There are two ways to generate a new Legend depending on what kind of markups they represent:

4.15.1 TOOL SE T LEGENDS

Includes any markups added to a document from a specific tool set in the Tool Chest and will
automatically include any markups on associated pages that is in the tool set. Unlike an ad-hoc
Legend, a tool set Legend can be added to a drawing before any markups have been placed.
To generate a tool set Legend:
1. Go to the Toolchest Tab
2. Click the Properties gear to the right of the desired tool set and go to Legend Create New
Legend.
3. Click anywhere on the drawing to place the Legend.
4. The default properties of the Legend, including the source pages, are used automatically. Adjust
any of these Legend Properties as desired.

4.15.2 AD-HOC LEGENDS

Ad-hoc Legends created from one or more existing markups on a drawing. Any additional markups of
the same type and with the same appearance properties that are added to an associated page will be
automatically added to the Legend.
To generate an ad-hoc Legend:
1. Select the markups you wish to include in the Legend.
2. Right-click any of the selected markups and go to Legend -> Create New Legend.
3. Click anywhere on the drawing to place the Legend.
4. The default properties of the Legend, including the source pages, are used automatically. Adjust
any of these Legend Properties as desired.

4.15.3 CHANGING A LEGEND’S APPEARENCE

The appearance of a Legend is configurable, including its title, what information it shows, as well as
text and line appearances.
To change the appearance of a Legend, select it and click the Properties tab.

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4.16 THE MARKUPS LIST

The Markups list automatically tracks markups placed on a PDF, including author, date, colour, and
comments associated with each markup. By default it is found in the bottom panel.
The Markups list is formatted as a table with each row representing a markup that has been added to
the active PDF and each columns showing a particular piece of information about the markup. Columns
can be toggled on and off (using the Columns menu)
As a row is selected, the view of the PDF in the workspace will jump to the location of the associated
markup.

COLUMNS MENU To add a custom column:

The Columns menu allows you to toggle • At the bottom of the list of columns, click
various columns on and off. To find it, click on Manage Columns.
the drop down menu next to ‘Markups List’. • Select the Custom Columns tab. All current
Hover over this menu to show a list of available custom columns are listed.
columns: checked columns are currently shown
in the Markups list and unchecked columns are • Click Add. The Add Column dialog box appears.
hidden. Simply select a column from the Columns • Enter a display name for the column in the
menu to hide or show it. Custom columns are also Name field.
supported in the Markups List:
• Select which type of custom column is desired
Six types of custom columns are supported. from the Type list.
• Checkmark: Adds a check box column • Fill out options for the type.
• Choice: Defines a set of values that can be • Click OK.
selected from a list
• Date: Adds a date-format column
• Formula: Defines a mathematical operation to
perform on values from other columns in the
Markups list
• Number: Defines a column with a numeric
value
• Text: Defines a column with a text string

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FILTERS MARKUPS SUMMARY

Filters provide a way of organizing, identifying, A markups summary is a way to publish a report of
and integrating input from many people. all of the markups in a PDF file. The data contained
To filter by data in a column: in the summary is formatted so that it can be read
by other programs.
• On the Markups list toolbar, click Filter. A filter
icon appears next to each column heading in Click the Summary icon and choose the option
the Markups list. you want from the drop down list:

• Click the filter icon associated with the desired

column and select the value to filter by. Configure the desired settings (see below for
details regarding settings for each summary type)
• Repeat as desired to filter by other values.
and click OK.
The Markups list shows only those markups that
There are four output options for generating a
match the selected filters.
Summary:
The column headers of columns that are currently
• CSV: Comma-separated values that can be read
being used as filters are highlighted in orange.
by Excel, a text editor and certain databases.
Markups on the PDF that do not match the
• XML: XML file that can be read by Excel,
selected filters are dimmed
certain databases and other programs. This is
To remove a filter from a single column, click the recommended when the file is intended to be
triangle next to the column header and select used by Excel 2007 and above.
[All].
• PDF: Creates a separate PDF file or appends the
To toggle off filtering without losing the filters Summary to the end of the current PDF file.
you’ve set, click Filter on the Markups list toolbar.
• Print: Print the Summary to a printer.
To remove all filters, click Remove Filters in the
Markups list toolbar.

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5 TOOL CHEST

The Tool Chest makes marking up documents

much more efficient by storing and organizing
frequently used markups for easy use and reuse.
The Tool Chest is found in the side panel

5.1 USING TOOLS AND TOOL

SE TS
To save a markup from a PDF to the Tool Chest,
right-click it and go to Add to Tool Chest then
select the desired tool set.
To use a tool to place a markup on a PDF, click the
tool in the Tool Chest to select it, then click on the
document to place the markup. Tool sets can be
expanded or hidden by clicking the arrow to the
left of the tool set name.

5.2 REUSING RECENT TOOLS

The Recent Tools tool set records markups as they
are added to the PDF.
To reuse a tool, click the icon to select the tool and
click on the PDF to place the markup.

When more tools have been saved in Recent Tools

than can be shown, an arrow appears to the right
of the tools as shown in the image above. To see all
the tools in Recent Tools, click the arrow.
The Recent Tools history is automatically cleared
when Bluebeam Revu is closed.

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5.3 USFUL TIPS WHEN USING THE SCALING A TOOL SE T

TOOL CHEST Tool sets can be created at a certain scale and set
• Tools in the My Tools tool set are automatically to automatically scale up or down when placed in
assigned hot keys for quick access. a calibrated drawing.
To set the baseline scale of a tool set:
Hot Key
1. Click the gear to the right of the tool set
name and select
The Set Baseline Scale dialog box appears.
• For quick and easy access, a tool set can be 2. Enter the scale or click Calibrate to open the
pinned to any Toolbar. To do so, click the Calibration tool.
Properties gear to the right of the section name,
3. Click OK. A icon appears to the right of
then go to Pin and select the specific Toolbar.
the tool set’s name to indicate that a baseline
PROPER TIES MODE VS DR AWING MODE scale has been established.

Most tools found in My Tools, Recent Tools, and Repeat the process to change the scale, if
custom tool sets can function in two different necessary.
modes: Drawing Mode and Properties Mode. When a tool set has an established baseline scale,
• Drawing mode adds a new markup that is an you can choose whether or not the tools from it
exact duplicate of the saved markup will scale when placed on a drawing. To turn

• Properties mode adds a new markup with scaling on, click the icon to the right of the
the same appearance properties of the saved tool set’s name. It will be outlined to indicate that
markup. In this mode the Properties are scaling has been turned on.
retained but the exact dimensions, text, and so To turn scaling off, click the icon again and
on are not. click ‘Remove Scale’.
To change the mode of a tool in any of these tool
sets, select it and right click then select Drawing
mode or Properties mode to toggle between the
modes (which option is shown depends on which
mode is currently active) in the drop down list, or
alternatively, double click the tool.

Note: By default, most tools are saved in Properties

Mode, though there are some markups that
always remain in Drawing Mode; e.g. Stamps and
Grouped markups.

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6 STAMP TOOL

Use the Stamp Tool to add “rubber stamp” comments on the drawing. Stamps are placed on a PDF as a
markup and have editable appearance properties and show up on the Markups list

6.1 PLACING A STAMP

• On the Command Bar Tools Stamp
The Stamp menu will display.
Click the stamp you want to place.
Click the PDF to place the stamp.
• You can click ‘s’ as a shortcut to place your
most used stamp. To change which stamp that
is, click to the Stamp menu as above, click on
the stamp you want, and press ‘s’ before you
place it

EDITING STAMPS
Edit the appearance of stamps by clicking on the
pencil icon to the right of their name in the menu.
This will open the stamp on the screen, which you
can then edit using the markup tools, then save as
you would a document.

6.2 IMPOR TING STAMPS

To import stamps from other documents
• On the Command Bar Tools Stamp
Import Stamp browse to the document
containing the stamp you want to import
The stamp will appear in the drop down stamp
menu.
Click the stamp you want to place.
• Click the PDF to place the stamp.

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6.3 CUSTOM STAMPS ADDING DYNAMIC ELEMENTS

Double-click any text field to enable editing.
CREATING A NE W STAMP Once editing is enabled, a floating Dynamic menu
• On the Command Bar Tools click Stamp appears. Click this menu to select from a list of
Create Stamp. dynamically-generated data options. These are
inserted in the text in the format &[Dynamic].
• In the Create Stamp dialogue, enter a name
When you place a stamp with one of these
for the stamp in the Subject field, then choose
operators, the information (such as date, time, or
a Template (for example, Text with Date and
user) will be automatically determined by Revu
Border) to determine the initial look of the new
and burned into the stamp.
stamp.
• Define the size and appearance settings, then SAVING THE STAMP
click OK.
Stamp Editor tab will open.
Use the markup tools as you would in any PDF to
create your own personal stamp. Import images
of your logo, signature or any other element you
want included. Double click any of the default
markups to change the text.

When you are finished designing your stamp, click

Save.

PLACING THE STAMP

• Click Tools Stamp and choose your stamp

from the list.
Click on the document to place the stamp.
The dynamic Date and Time fields will have been
automatically filled.
To change where Revu saves your stamps,
click Change Stamp Folder on the Stamp
menu. Buro Happold stamps are saved here:
(L:)\Bluebeam\A4\Stamps

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7 DOCUMENT ALTER ATION

7.1 COMBINING PDF FILES 7.2 INSER TING PAGES FROM

ANOTHER PDF
• On the Command Bar File Combine.
• On the Command Bar Document Insert
The Combine PDF Files dialogue will open,
Pages from Document
prompting you to select the PDF files you wish to
combine. The Insert Pages dialogue will appear. You can
choose to Add Open FIles or Add, then browse to
You can either combine PDF files already open
a file.
in Bluebeam by clicking Add Open Files or select
others from your computer by clicking Add. By default, all pages of a particular file will be
chosen. To select pages to insert:
Once you’ve selected your files, they will be
displayed in the dialogue. You can sort, re-order • Click the PDF file in the list, and then click
or remove specific files from within the dialogue Modify.
using the buttons on the left side. • In the Select Pages dialogue, enter the pages
After you’ve organized your selected files, click OK you wish to insert. Individual pages may be
and a new, combined PDF file will open. To save separated by commas and ranges may be given
this new file, click Save from the Command Bar by the use of a dash. Only these pages will be
and name your new file inserted from the source document.
To choose location in current document to place
pages, use the Into section of the Insert Pages
dialogue, choose Before or After from the list,
then click First Page, Last Page or specify a Page
number.

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7.3 INSER TING BLANK PAGES

To insert a blank page or a new page from a saved
template, use the Insert Blank Page command.
• On the Command Bar Document Insert
Blank Page.
• In the Into section, choose Before or After from
the list, then click First Page, Last Page or specify
a Page number.

7.4 REPLACING PAGES

To replace specific pages of the currently active
document with pages from another PDF, use the
Replace Pages command.
• On the Command Bar Document Replace
Pages.
• In the Select New File dialogue, click a file that
will be the source of pages to place in the
currently active file, then click Open.
• In the Replace Pages dialogue, enter the pages
to remove and replace by page number.
Check the Replace page content only box to keep
whatever annotations are on the current page in
the PDF. This way the page will be replaced and
the markups will appear in place on the the new
page.

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7.5 EX TRAC TING PAGES

Individual pages or a range of pages can be pulled
out of the current document into a separate file or
group of files using the Extract Pages command.
• On the Command Bar Document Extract
Pages.

OPTIONS FOR EX TR AC TING PAGES

Delete Pages After Extracting: Check to remove
the pages from the current PDF.
Extract Pages as Separate Files: Check to create
a one-page PDF for each page extracted from the
current PDF. Can use the page label in the name of
the individual PDFs or overwrite existing files.
Open Files After Extraction:  Check to open the
newly created PDFs as separate document tabs.
Update hyperlinks to relative paths: Check to
update any hyperlinks to the new paths.

7.6 SPLIT TING A DOCUMENT

• On the Command Bar Document Split
Document

OPTIONS FOR SPLIT TING DOCUMENT

Split By: Use this drop down list to determine if a
document will be uniformly split by Page Count,
File Size or Top Level Bookmarks. You can also
update any hyperlines and exlude layers that don’t
include markups.
Destination Folder: Select a folder where the
resulting PDF files will be stored and create a
subfolder if desired.
File Name: Allows you to automatically add a
customizable prefix or suffix to the file names of
each new separated file, helping to identify and
organize them.

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7.7 SIDEBAR NAVIGATION

The above document alteration can also be done
through the side bar that displays thumbnails of
each page on the left hand side.
• To move pages, click and drag the selected
page to the desired position in the document.
Tip: selected page is outlined in blue.
• Use Options to insert, delete, extract, rotate
and export pages

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8 MEASUREMENT TOOL

There are three basic steps for using the

measurement tools:
Step 1 – Calibrate the tool
Step 2 – Select a measurement type
Step 3 – Measure the PDF

STEP 1: CALIBRATE THE MEASUREMENT

TOOL
The scale of the PDF is displayed in the
Measurements tab in the side panel. If the
scale of the PDF is already known, enter the scale
in the boxes provided.
If you do not know the scale of the drawing, click
the Calibrate button. You will be prompted to click
two points on the PDF of a known length. After
clicking the two points, the Calibration dialogue
will appear. Enter the known length that this
measurement represents, then click OK. Your PDF
is now calibrated.
Check the box next to Store Scale in Page if you
want to save this scale so it will be used when you
open this drawing in the future.

STEP 2: SELEC T MEASUREMENT T YPE

Choose a Measurement type from the Measure
command bar

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STEP 3: MEASURE THE PDF Count: The Count tool lets you select
Click two or more points on the PDF to measure: a symbol to represent items within the
drawing that you wish to count. These
Measure: Click to measure the last
symbols are then tracked in the Markups
measurement mode selected
list as a single line item with a grand total
Calibrate: Click to calibrate the shown.
measurement tool
Diameter: Click once and move mouse to
Length: Click the starting and ending create a circle.
point to measure length.
Angle: Three mouse clicks are needed to
Polylength: calculate an angle.

Radius: Click three points along an arc or

Perimeter: Click the points along a shape circle to measure the radius.
to measure its perimeter. Polygon Sketch to Scale: Adds a polygon
markup to an exact scale.
Area: Click a point for every corner of
Rectangle Sketch to Scale: Adds a
a shape. Double-click the final point
rectangle markup to an exact scale.
to enclose the area and produce a
Ellipse Sketch to Scale: Adds an ellipse
measurement..
markup to an exact scale.
Volume: Like an Area measurement, Polyline Sketch to Scale: Adds a polyline
Volume can be measured by clicking and markup to an exact scale.
dragging or clicking points to create a two-
dimensional shape, and double-clicking
the last point to enclose it. .
Polygon Cut-out: Click to subtract an area
from an existing polygon
Ellipse Cut-out: Click to subtract an area
from an existing ellipse

Dynamic Fill: Click to fill shapes found on

the content layer of a drawing only

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9 HYPERLINKS

The Hyperlink tool is used to insert and view hyperlinks in a PDF.

9.1 ADDING HYPERLINKS TO A 9.2 DEFINING A HYPERLINK’S

PDF AC TION
To add a hyperlink to a defined area: The Hyperlink Action is what will happen when the
1. Go to Tools Hyperlink (or Shift+H). hyperlink is clicked. This is defined in the Action
dialog box, which appears after the hyperlinked
2. Click and drag a rectangular region on the area or text is defined.
current PDF. A blue rectangle appears,
indicating the active region for the hyperlink.
3. Release the mouse button and the Action
dialog box appears. Define the hyperlink’s
action and click OK.
To add a hyperlink to text:
1. Go to Tools Hyperlink (or Shift+H).
2. Click and drag to select text in the PDF. The
text is highlighted.
There are six actions that can be configured:
3. Release the mouse button and the Action
dialog box appears. Define the hyperlink’s Jump to Page: Moves to a specific page number
action and click OK. in a selected PDF.
Jump to Place: Moves to a predefined Place
(Places are defined and named anchors that can
be linked to quickly and easily, over and over. See
Links tab) on a PDF. The location of a Place can be
changed later without breaking the action.
Jump to Space: Moves to a predefined Space on
a PDF. Spaces allow you to designate named parts
of drawings on an invisible layer
Snapshot View: Moves to a specific, zoomed in
area of the current PDF.
Hyperlink: Opens the URL entered in the Hyperlink
field. The URL will open in a WebTab within Revu.
Open: Opens the file specified in the Open File
field.

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9.3 CHANGING A HYPERLINK 9.4 DELE TING A HYPERLINK

There are two ways to change hyperlinks in 1. Open the PDF.
a document, depending on whether it is the 2. Go to Tools Hyperlink. The hyperlinks
hyperlink’s action or appearance that is to be in the PDF are shown.
changed.
3. Use one of the following methods to delete
To change the action of a hyperlink: a hyperlink:
1. Open the PDF. • Click a hyperlink to select it and press
2. Go to Tools Hyperlink. The hyperlinks DELETE.
in the PDF are shown. • Right-click a hyperlink and select Delete.
3. Right-click on a hyperlink and select Edit
Action. The Action dialog box appears.
4. Change the action as desired and click OK.
To change the appearance of a hyperlink:
1. Open the PDF.
2. Go to Tools Hyperlink. The hyperlinks
in the PDF are shown.
3. Right-click on a hyperlink and select
Properties. The following options are
available on the Properties tab:
• Visible: makes the hyperlink visible.
• Colour: sets the colour of the hyperlink’s
outline.
• Line Width: sets the line width of the
hyperlink’s outline.
• Style: sets the line style of the hyperlink’s
outline.
• Execute: execute the hyperlink’s action.
• Edit: open the Action dialog box and change
the hyperlink’s action.

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10 HEADERS AND FOOTERS

10.1 ADDING AND EDITING A

HEADER OR FOOTER
To add a header or footer:
1. On the Command Bar Document
Headers Footers Add
2. If you want to add a batch header and
footer, click Add (then select files or open
files), if you just want to add to the current
document, click Next
3. In the Header and Footer section, there are
six boxes representing the right, left and
centre areas of the header and footer. Add
information to any of these by clicking in the
box and entering text or clicking one of the
four Insert buttons:
• Page Number: Auto-generates page
number value and displays it in the chosen
format.
• Date: Auto-generates the date and displays • File Data: Displays any property of the file in
it in the chosen format. the header or footer.

• Bates Number: Auto-generates a number • Click Add to select files from a local or
that contains a prefix, suffix and fixed network drive to the list.
number of digits.

10.2 REMOVING HEADERS AND

FOOTERS
To remove all headers and footers from a
document:
1. On the Command Bar Document
Headers Footers Edit Next. The Header
and Footer dialogue box opens.
2. Click Delete All. A warning dialogue box
appears.
3. Click OK.

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11 EDITING AND REMOVING CONTENT

11.1 EDITING CONTENT 11.2 ER ASING CONTENT

Use the tools in the Advanced Text tool bar to edit Erase Content allows the permanent removal of
text in a PDF or mark text to be corrected on the text and images from documents:
original document. • On the Command Bar Edit PDF Content
Erase Content.
Click and drag a rectangle or multi-click a
• On the Command Bar Tools Toolbars polygonal shape around the content to erase.
Advanced Text. Once the file is saved, the erased content is
permanently removed.
Edit Text: Use to add, replace or delete
existing text in a PDF. The text will
not wrap; this tool is useful for minor
11.3 CUT CONTENT
changes to text Move any piece of information on your PDF by
cutting and pasting it.
Review Text: Allows you to mark text for • On the Command Bar Edit PDF Content
edits without changing the text in the Cut Content.
PDF.
Your cursor will change to a crosshair. Drag the
rectangular dotted blue line over the part of the
Underline: Underlines the selected text. document you wish to move elsewhere. This piece
will be “cut,” and will disappear. Paste the content
Squiggly: Creates a squiggly line under
and drag with your moust to the desired location.
the selected text.
Strike through: Puts a strike through
selected text.

11.4 SELEC T AND COPY TEX T

Copies and pastes text in a PDF file.
• On the Command Bar Edit PDF Content
Select Text
Then use your cursor to select the desired text,
right-click and choose Copy to add the content
to your Windows clipboard. This will allow you to
right-click and paste the copied text into any PDF
file or Windows document.

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12 LAYERS

Bluebeam can add layers to PDFs, and layer several 12.2 LAYERS BUT TON BAR
PDFs together.

12.1 LAYERS TAB

The Layers tab provides quick access to layers,
ADD LAYER
layer configurations, and creating and deleting
layers. Add Before: New layer before the
selected layer (default).
To display the Layers tab, click
Add After; New layer after the selected
layer.
Add Child: New layer as a child of the
selected layer.
ADD LAYER FROM PAGE (AS ABOVE)

CONFIGURATION
Save Configuration: saves the current
To show or hide a layer: configuration as default
• Layers tab Click on icon next to layer name New Configuration: enter a name and
save configuration so it appears on the
dropdown list
Delete Configuration: deletes selected
configuration

CONFIGURATION LIST
Displays the current configuration (what layers
are visible). Click to display a list of all available
To show only one layer: configurations. Select a configuration to switch to
• Layers tab right-click layer name Isolate. that one. If no configurations have been saved, a
The selected layer and its children will display default configuration is automatically created.
and all other layers will be hidden. Use this dialogue to control the settings for each
Moving layers: layer. You can set the properties to any number
of layers. Once the properties have been set, click
• Drag a layer to move it to a new location in the Save Configuration to save this setting
layers list.

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LAYERS OPTIONS:
Reset Layers: Resets display of layers to selected
Configuration.
Show Print Layers: Only layers that have Print
Usage set to On in the Layer Properties dialogue
are visible
Show Export Layers: Only layers that have
Export Usage set to On in the Layer Properties
dialogue are visible
Show All Layers: All layers visible.
Show Layers on Page Only: Hide the layer
names that are not on the current page.
Show Layers Alphabetically: Sort layers
alphabetically.
Dial: Select an option that determines the
behavior of the Surface Dial when it interfaces
with the Layers tab on a Surface Studio device.
Options include: Isolate, Build or Select

CONTENT MENU (RIGHT-CLICK)

Show Layer: Display or hide current layer

Isolate: Display selected layer and its children,
and hide all other layers.
Show All: Display all layers.
Markup Layer: Sets the selected layer as the
Markup Layer. New markups will be created on
this layer.
Add Layer from Page: Creates a new layer from
another PDF file.
Add New Layer:
Add Before: Creates a new layer before the
selected layer (default).
Add After; Creates a new layer after the
selected layer.
Add Child: Creates a new layer as a child of the
selected layer.

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New Layer Group: Creates and item in the layer list that is not a layer. This can help to organize the
layers. For example, a layer group “Markups” can be created, then child layers created for each person
who has added markups.
Rename (F2): Change the name of the layer.
Delete: Opens the Delete Layer dialogue.
Export Layer to Page: Exports the selected layer or layers to a separate PDF.
Import Layer from Page: Imports a PDF content and its layers.
Flatten Markups: Flatten all markups to the selected layer.
Unflatten Markups: Unflattens markups that have previously been flattened.
Layer Properties: Control the settings of an
individual layer
Title: The name of the layer.
Default State: Default display state when the
PDF is opened.
Lock: The title and default state cannot be
changed from the Layers list while this is
checked. A will display before the layer
name when it is locked.
View: Sets whether a layer will display.
Print: Sets whether a layer will print.
Export: Sets whether a layer will export
Zoom: Select and then define a zoom range.
The contents of this layer will only display when
the display zoom is between values
DELE TE LAYER:
Controls how the layer, content and markups are
deleted.
• Right click the layer or layers Delete
• Delete Layer Content on Page: PDF content
on the layer will be deleted. Uncheck and the
PDF content will be moved to the base of the
PDF.
• Delete Layer Annotations: Markups on the
layer will be deleted. Uncheck and the markups
will be remain and be moved to the base
markup layer.

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12.3 ADD LAYERS 12.5 OVERLAY PAGES

Choose either: This tool allows the comparison of two or more
• Add Layer from Page different PDFs by converting the colours of each
document to a different colour. Once the colours
Or have been converted, the PDFs are stacked on top
• Right click layer Import Layers from Page of each other to create a new PDF with multiple
colours. Each layer is transparent and blends with
• Click Add Open Files to add the PDF files
the layers below it. This shows which elements
currently open
have changed and which ones have remained the
Or same from revision to revision.
• Click Add to select a file to add to the list. • Command Bar Document Overlay Pages
• The Overlay Pages dialogue displays and the
open files are automatically added to the Layers
list. The layers are automatically assigned a
default colour.

12.4 ASSIGNING A MARKUP TO A

LAYER
• Right-click a markup Layer name layer.
Note: If you flatten a markup that is already
associated with a layer, it will flatten on that layer.
• Click Add to add new PDFs to overlay.
FLAT TENING ALL MARKUPS TO A • Click Modify to change settings of overlay PDFs
MARKUPS LAYER • Source: Choose the file to be added to this
• On the Command Bar Document Flatten. layer. Choose open files from the drop-down
menu, or click on the Browse button to find
• Check the Flatten to Layer check box,
a file.
• Select a layer from the list or type a new layer
• Pages: Select the pages to be added.
name.
• Layer: Name the new layer(s) to be added.
• Click Flatten.
• Colour: Choose a colour for this layer to be
converted to.

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• Background: Set to transparent as a default.

Tip: If this is changed to a solid colour to
block out underlying layers, change the
Blend mode to normal.
• Opacity: Sets the transparency of the
content in the layer.
• Blend: Determines how the colour of
overlapping elements will be treated.
• Select Region: Choose a region of the page
to use for your overlay.
• Position: Fine tune the layers if they are not
perfectly scaled or if they are slightly skewed.
Align Points allows you to align the layers.
• Choose to define 3 points to determine the
position and scale of the layers. This needs to
be done if the drawings don’t have identical
scale and position.
• Align Points OK.
• On the first drawing, click 3 points moving in
a clockwise direction. Tip: use points near the
edges of the drawing.
• On the second drawing, click the same 3
points as for the first.
• If the alignment needs to be redone, click
Clear Alignment, then start again.

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12.6 COMPARE DOCUMENTS

The Compare Documents feature is used to
compare two PDFs and highlight the differences.
The differences are indicated with markups
that can be reviewed easily using the Markups
list. There is also a batch version of Compare
Documents for comparing groups of PDFs.
• Go to Document Compare Documents
• Select the first document to be compared in
the Document A section
• Select the Page Range to be compared
• Repeat for Document B
• Select the folder to save the comparison
document in
Manual Alignment:
• If you want to compare only a specific region
of each document click Select Window
• If you don’t want the documents lined up,
click Pick Points to choose how they should be
aligned
• Click Clear to clear the selected points
Other Options:
• Split-screen view will open the compared
documents in a side-by-side manner
• Turn on Dimmer will dim the underlying PDF
content to make the differences easier to view
• Comparison Type contains pre-configured
comparison settings. These settings can be
customized by clicking Advanced.

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13 FLAT TENING

Flattening markups moves the markup from the annotations layer to the content layer.
Markups can be flatten individually or all at once.

13.1 FLAT TENING MARKUPS

Select one or many markups in the main work
space.
• Right-click on the markup and then click
 Flatten.

FLAT TENING ALL MARKUPS

To flatten all markups at once:
• On the Command Bar Document  Flatten
• In the Flatten Markups dialogue, click All
Markups, then click OK.

FLAT TENING OPTIONS

The Flatten Markups dialogue contains the
following options.
All Markups: All markups, filtered or not, will be Show Properties in Pop-Up: When enabled,
flattened. selected properties will appear in a popup when
the flattened markup is clicked. If not enabled,
Exclude Filtered Markups: Markups that are
markup properties are lost.
currently unavailable because of a Filter in the
Markups list will not be flattened Flatten Capture Media as Attachment: When
enabled, Capture media embedded in the markup
Currently Selected Markups: Flattens the
will be flattened to a summary report (similar to
selected markups, if they are selected before
the Capture Summary available from the Markups
clicking Flatten.
list) as an attachment.
Allow Markup Recovery (Unflatten): Enables
unflattening of the PDF if any markups need to be
edited in the future. Flattening is irreversible if the
13.2 UNFLAT TEN
PDF is flattened without this option checked. Unflatten: Recovers markups that have previously
Flatten to Layer: Flattens the markups to a Layer been flattened, if Allow Markup Recovery was
name as specified in the Text Box next to this selected when the markups were originally
option. You can type the name of a new layer or flattened.
select an existing layer. • On the Command Bar Document
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14 PRINTING

Printing in Bluebeam is similar to printing in OPTIONS

Word and Adobe, and is controlled from the Print Size: Choose the paper size from the dropdown
dialogue. list. Choose Portrait or Landscape orientation.
• On the Command Bar File Print. Print: Defines what streams print
Copies: How many copies of the PDF or selected
pages will print.
Rotation: Rotates the page content or allows
Bluebeam to automatically rotate the content
Page Scaling:
None: Prints the page at full scale.
Fit to Paper:  Expands or shrinks the page to
the paper.
Reduce to Paper: Reduces the page to fit the
paper.
Custom Scale:  Define a custom scale as a
percentage.
PRINTER SEC TION Fit to Margins:  Expands or shrinks the page
within the margins of the paper.
Name: Lists the available printers on the system
(including printing to PDF.) Multiple Pages per Sheet:  Prints multiple
pages on each sheet of paper.
Properties: Opens the Windows Properties panel
for the currently selected printer. Scale: Percentage of scale if you have chosen
Custom Scale
PAGES
Centre: Check to centre or uncheck and enter an
Page Range: Lists the options for which pages X and Y value
to print. Can be a range, all pages, current page,
Dim Page Content: Dims the page content so
current view, even pages, odd pages, landscape
that the annotations appear more prominent in
pages, portrait pages, first page or last page
the printout.
Get Window: Allows you to take a snapshot of a
Dim Filtered Markups: Dims the markups so the
part of the screen to print
content of the page is more prominent.
Print Spaces: Shows Spaces on printed page.
Print Visible Hyperlinks: Shows Hyperlink
markups that have the “Visible” property enabled
on the printed page.
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14.1 BATCH PRINTING

To batch print multiple PDFs
• On the Command Bar Batch Print.
• Click Add Open Files to add currently open files
to the list.
Or
• Click Add, select the files in the Select files
dialogue, and then click Open.
Use the same options as above for printing.

14.2 CONVER TING TO OTHER

FORMATS
There are several ways to save a PDF to another
format (such as MS Word or as an image).
• On the Command Bar File Export
Choose which format to export document as.
or
• On the Command Bar File Save As
Choose format from Save As Type pull down
options

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15 USEFUL THINGS

15.1 SNAPSHOT TOOL 15.3 FORMAT PAINTER

Copies a section of a PDF and pastes it into any Copies the appearance properties of one markup
PDF or Windows document while maintaining and applies them to another markup or group of
vector data and image quality. markups.
• On the Command Bar Edit Snapshot • Choose the desired source markup, on the
• Or appears in the Text toolbar Command Bar Edit Format Painter.

Drag a rectangle around the area you want to The cursor should now display the Format
copy in a PDF, or click multiple points to define Painter icon. Simply click any markup or group of
the area. The image will be automatically added markups to apply the source markup’s appearance
to your Windows clipboard, and can be pasted by properties.
right-clicking a document and selecting Paste.
15.4 REDUCE FILE SIZE
15.2 CHECK SPELLING • On the Document menu Reduce File Size.
To run a spell check of all of your markups, • In the Reduce File Size dialogue, change the
• On the Command Bar Edit Check Spelling options until the Estimated size gets low
enough.
You have the options to check spelling in
markups and form fields or in the main PDF • Click OK.
content

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REDUCING THE SIZE OF MULTIPLE PDFS 15.6 BLUEBEAM EX TENSIONS

(BATCH)
Bluebeam offer extra downloads to extend the tool
To batch reduce the size of multiple PDFs: chest, stamp, profile and dictionary capabilities.
• On the Command bar Batch Reduce File To download:
Size. The Reduce File Size dialogue box opens.
• http://www.bluebeam.com/us/support/
extensions.asp
15.5 PROFILES
• Click the option, open, and double click the set,
Profiles provide an easy way to store the toolbar, stamp, or profile to install.
menus, and other display settings within
• For dictionaries, follow the instructions on the
Bluebeam. Bluebeam comes preloaded with
website.
several profiles geared towards specific functions.
To change profile: There are some very useful tool sets for MEP,
Structural and Architecture ready to download
• Revu Profiles choose profile
here.

Profiles tailored specifically to a user’s needs can

be created: 15.7 HELP
1. Configure the interface as desired, arranging See the Training Materials section of the Bluebeam
toolbars, tabs, panels and so on as needed. website for more information on how to use
This configuration will be the custom Profile. Bluebeam
2. Go to Revu -> Profiles to open the Manage • www.bluebeam.com/us/bluebeam-university/
Profiles dialog box training-materials/
3. Click Add. The Add Profile dialog box opens. Use the Help button in Bluebeam for information
on how to use tools:
4. Enter the name of the custom Profile in the
Name field and click OK. The Add Profile
dialog box closes and the new Profile is
added to the Profiles list and selected as the
active Profile.
5. Click OK to close the Manage Profiles dialog
box.
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16 KEYBOARD SHOR TCUTS

16.1 MARKUP & EDITING Measure M

Cloud C Length Measurement Shift + Alt + L
Cloud+ K Perimeter Measurement Shift + Alt + P
Ellipse E Area Measurement Shift + Alt + A
Eraser Shift + E Volume Measurement Shift + Alt + V
Snapshot G Count Measurement Shift + Alt + C
Highlight H Diameter Measurement Shift + Alt + D
Hyperlink Shift + H Angle Measurement Shift + Alt + G
Image I Radius Measurement Shift + Alt + U
Line L Cycle Measurement
= Shift + M
Types
Arc Shift + C
Complete Annotation = Enter
Arrow A Exit Command = Esc
Edit Text in Comment = F2
Dimension Shift + L
Flatten Markups Ctrl + Shift + M
Note N
Unflatten Markups Ctrl + Shift + U
Polyline Shift + N
Copy Ctrl + C
Lasso Shift + O
Paste Ctrl + V
Pen P
Paste in Place Ctrl + Shift + V
Polygon Shift + P
Cut Ctrl + X
Callout Q
Undo Ctrl + Z
Rectangle R
Redo Ctrl + Y
Text Box T
Align Bottom Ctrl + Alt + B
Typewriter W
Align Left Ctrl + Alt + L
File Attachment F
Align Right Ctrl + Alt + R
Flag Shift + F
Align Top Ctrl + Alt + T
Format Painter Ctrl + Shift + C

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Flip Horizontal Ctrl + Alt + H

16.2 VIE WING

Flip Vertical Ctrl + Alt + V Split View Vertical Ctrl + 2

Bring Forward Ctrl + ] Split View Horizontal Ctrl + H

Send Backward Ctrl + [ Unsplit View Ctrl + Shift + 2

Toggle Split Orientation = Ctrl + I
Bring to Front Ctrl + Shift + ]
Switch View = Ctrl + 1
Send to Back Ctrl + Shift+ [ Balance Views = Shift + F12
Group Markups = Ctrl + G Show / Hide Tabs = Shift + F4
Ungroup Markups = Ctrl + Shift + G Single Page Mode Ctrl + 4
Select All Markups = Ctrl + A
Continuous Mode Ctrl + 5
Toggle Markup Lock = Ctrl + Shift + L
Move Markup Up = Shift + Up Side by Side Mode Ctrl + 6
Move Markup Down = Shift + Down
Continuous Side by Side
Move Markup Left = Shift + Left Ctrl + 7
Mode
Move Markup Right = Shift + Right
Full Screen F11
Add Bookmark Ctrl + B
Presentation Ctrl + Enter
3D Editor Ctrl + Alt + 3
Actual Size Ctrl + 8
Spell Check F7
Fit Page Ctrl + 9
Add Signature Field X
Fit Width Ctrl + 0
Toggle Show Grid Shift + F9
Show / Hide Rulers Ctrl + R
Toggle Snap to Grid Ctrl + Shift + F9
Zoom Mode Z
Toggle Snap to Content Ctrl + Shift + F8
Zoom Out = Ctrl + (-)
Toggle Snap to Markup Ctrl + Shift + F7 Zoom In = Ctrl + (+)
Refresh Document View = F5
Cycle Zoom = Shift + Z
Rotate View
Ctrl + Shift + (-)
Counterclockwise
Rotate View Clockwise Ctrl + Shift + (+)

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16.3 NAVIGATION 16.5 PAGE MANIPULATION

Select V Insert Blank Page Ctrl + Shift + N

Pan Shift + V Insert Pages from

Ctrl + Shift + I
Document
Previous Document = Ctrl + Shift + F6
Next Document = Ctrl + F6 Extract Pages Ctrl + Shift + X

Jump to First Page Home Replace Pages Ctrl + Shift + Y

Jump to Last Page End Delete Pages Ctrl + Shift + D

Previous Page Ctrl + Left Rotate Pages Ctrl + Shift + R

Next Page Ctrl + Right Copy Page to Snapshot = Ctrl + Alt + C

Rotate Clockwise = Shift + Alt + (=)
Previous View Alt + Left Rotate Counterclockwise = Shift + Alt + (-)
Next View Alt + Right Crop Pages Shift + Alt + O
Next Comment = Tab
Previous Comment = Shift + Tab 16.6 MISCELLANEOUS
Next Tab = Ctrl + Tab
Ctrl + Shift + Open Help Window F1
Previous Tab =
Tab Toggle Navigation Bar = F4
Scroll Up = Up Toggle Status Bar = F8
Scroll Down = Down Toggle Menu Bar = F9
Scroll Left = Left Close Context Menu = F10
Scroll Right = Right Open Context Menu = Shift + F10
Show Start Page Tab = F12
16.4 ADVANCED TEX T Document Properties Ctrl + D

Search Ctrl + F Preferences Ctrl + K

Search Next Result = F3 Document Security Ctrl + L
Search Previous Result = Shift + F3
Toggle Dimmer Switch Ctrl + F5
Select Text Shift + T
Select All Text = Ctrl + Shift + A
Review Text Shift + Alt + R

Underline Text U

Squiggly Text Shift + U

Strikethrough Text D

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16.7 SHOW TABS 16.8 FILE OPERATIONS

Bookmarks Tab +B Create PDF Ctrl + N

Markups List Tab Alt + L Image From Scanner Shift + I

Measurements Tab Alt + U Open Ctrl + O

Properties Tab Alt + P Print Ctrl + P

Search Tab Alt + 1 Publish As = Ctrl + Shift + P

E-mail PDF Ctrl + E
Thumbnails Tab Alt + T
Save Ctrl + S
Tool Chest™ Tab Alt + X
Flatten PDF & Save = Ctrl + Alt + F
File Access™ Tab Alt + A
Save a Copy Ctrl + Shift + S
Bluebeam Studio™ Alt + C
Save All Shift + F2
bFX™ Tab Alt + K
New WebTab™ Ctrl + T
Layers Tab Alt + Y Previous Document in
= Alt + PgUp
Spaces Tab Alt + S Folder
Next Document in
Links Tab Alt + N = + PgDn
Folder
JavaScript Console Alt + J Close all Open Tabs = Ctrl + Shift + W
Close Current Document Ctrl + W / F4
3D Model Tree Alt + 3
Close Application = Alt + F4
Sets Tab Alt + 2 Exit = Ctrl + Q
Signatures Tab Alt + 4

Note that it is also possible to re-allocate shortcuts to preferred keys so you can remap existing Revu
shortcuts to match similar functions in other programs you already use, or add new shortcuts to create
your own personal list of frequently used comands. New customizable shortcuts include batch tools,
sketch tools, cut content, erase content and lots more.

HOW TO CREATE CUSTOM KEYBOARD SHOR TCUTS

Select Revu on the Menu bar and click Keyboard Shortcuts. In the Keyboard Shortcuts window, select
the tool or command you want to shortcut, enter the keystroke in the Shortcut field, and click Add. To
use a shortcut already assigned to another tool, click Reassign.
All shortcuts listed in Revu’s menus system will automatically updated once a new shortcut has been
assigned, making them easier to find and remember.

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