Autodesk 24000-000000-9860 - Revit Architecture - PC, User Manual

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Adding Text from a File to a Sheet
1 In the Revit project, open the sheet.
2 On the Drafting tab of the Design Bar, click Text.
3 On the Options Bar, for Leader, make sure that None is selected.
4 Click in the drawing area to place the text insertion point.
5 On the Windows desktop, open the text document, and copy its contents to the clipboard.
6 In Revit Architecture, click Edit menu
➤
Paste from Clipboard.
The text box expands to contain the copied text. You can move the text box on the sheet, and edit its
contents directly. (Editing its contents does not change the original document from which it was copied.)
See
Modifying Text Notes on page 1028.
Adding a Spreadsheet to a Sheet
1 In the spreadsheet application, open the spreadsheet. Display the data as you want it to display
on the Revit sheet.
2 Use a screen capture utility to take a screenshot of the spreadsheet.
For example, you can use a screen capture utility such as SnagIt
®
by TechSmith Corporation or
!Quick Screen Capture by Etrusoft, Inc.
Save the image using one of the following file types: BMP (bitmap), GIF, JPEG, JPG, PNG (portable
network graphics), and TIFF.
3 Add the spreadsheet image to the Revit sheet.
See Adding an Image to a Sheet on page 983.
982 | Chapter 15 Preparing Construction Documents