BLUEBEAM REVU

TIPS
&
TRICKS

i
INSTRUCTIONS WORK SPACE

INTRODUCTION

At Bluebeam we’ve always developed tools and features that enable workflows to help you get your
work done faster, with higher quality and in a way that meets the specific needs of your projects and
how you prefer to work. We believe that software should complement your expertise, not try to
replace it. This is our purpose, to empower people to advance the way the world is built.

One of the things we hear most often from our users is that they feel like they are just scratching the
surface of what Revu can do. With so many tools and features included, it’s not hard to feel that
way, so, we wanted to help! We absolutely recommend visiting our free training videos page and
exploring our robust training options, yet, there is something else we want to share…
…Tips and Tricks!

Tips and Tricks are those little things that people tend to stumble into and think, where has this
been all my life?! With this document we hope to share with you some of Revu’s most popular tips
and tricks to make you even more efficient with Revu’s tools and features. However, this comes with
a warning; mastery of these tips and tricks may result in hero status among colleagues. If you’re
ready to take that on, keep going!

How to use this document.

This guide is formatted so that the instructions for each tip is listed on the left side while a
workspace is provided on the right to try it out for yourself. For those tips that aren’t markup-based,
we provided an illustration on the right side. We have set up many of the workspaces for you
already, so you can focus only on the instructions as written. With that in mind, save a copy of the
file each time you run through it in case you make changes that render the intent of the workspace
unclear.

The table of contents is hyperlinked so you can quickly navigate to specific tips. You can return to
the table of contents by clicking the “back to contents” hyperlink in the lower right-hand corner of
each page.

Share Tips & Tricks of your own!

There is also a blank page for you to add any tips and tricks you discover on your own. Feel free to
write up the instructions and share your enhanced guide with your teammates!

ii
CONTENTS
Interface...................................................................................................................................1
1. Toggle tabs open/collapsed .....................................................................................................1
2. Auto-hide Panel Access ............................................................................................................1
3. Click and drag panels................................................................................................................1
4. Click and drag files....................................................................................................................2
5. Quick open 2nd instance of Revu .............................................................................................2
6. File Access sort options ............................................................................................................2
7. Pin a tool to a toolbar ...............................................................................................................3
8. Pin a toolset to a toolbar..........................................................................................................3
Navigation ...............................................................................................................................4
9. Panning with an active markup tool ......................................................................................4
10. Switching between scroll and zoom mode ........................................................................4
11. Opening other files in Windows folder...............................................................................4
12. Open files in the background ..............................................................................................5
Markups: Editing .....................................................................................................................6
14. Multi-select markups ...........................................................................................................6
15. Multi-select markups ...........................................................................................................6
16. Move entire Callout markup ...............................................................................................6
17. Move markups orthogonally ...............................................................................................7
18. Orthogonal markups ............................................................................................................7
19. Move markup in the Properties panel using arithmetic..................................................7
20. Quick copy of a markup .......................................................................................................8
21. Paste in place ........................................................................................................................8
22. Rotating by 1 degree.............................................................................................................8
23. Editing components of a Group markup............................................................................9
Markups: Squares, Circles, Arcs ..........................................................................................10
24. Creating a perfect circle or square ...................................................................................10
25. Changing a rectangle to a square .....................................................................................10
26. Changing an ellipse to a circle...........................................................................................10
27. Resizing a circle from the center ......................................................................................11
28. Creating a circle from the center point............................................................................11
29. Convert to Arc .....................................................................................................................11
30. Convert to Arc .....................................................................................................................12

i
 31. Three-point Arc ...................................................................................................................12
32. Delete last control point ....................................................................................................12
33. Add/Subtract a control point.............................................................................................13
34. Temporarily turn off snap .................................................................................................13
Markups: Callout, Text Box, Clouds ....................................................................................14
35. Add a leader to a Callout....................................................................................................14
36. Add a leader to a Callout....................................................................................................14
37. Autosize text box ................................................................................................................14
38. Autosize text box ................................................................................................................15
39. Autosize text........................................................................................................................15
40. Change shape or Cloud markup to highlight...................................................................15
41. Highlighted text to comments column ............................................................................16
42. Translate markups..............................................................................................................16
Markups: Snapshot...............................................................................................................17
43. Non-rectangular Snapshot ................................................................................................17
44. Snapshot content................................................................................................................17
45. Copy Page to Snapshot .......................................................................................................17
46. Change Snapshot colors .....................................................................................................18
47. Change Snapshot colors .....................................................................................................18
Measurements ......................................................................................................................19
48. Move measurement caption .............................................................................................19
49. Show/unshow caption leader line ....................................................................................19
50. Autofill cutouts ...................................................................................................................19

ii
INSTRUCTIONS WORK SPACE

INTERFACE
1. Toggle tabs open/collapsed

1. Shift + F4

2. Auto-hide Panel Access

1. Right-click on panel bar

2. Select Auto-hide Panel Access

3. Click and drag panels

1. Click and hold the icon of the panel and

drag to a new location.

1 BACK TO CONTENTS
INSTRUCTIONS WORK SPACE

4. Click and drag files

1. Click the file tab and drag to a new

location

5. Quick open 2nd instance of Revu

1. Shift + click the Revu icon in your

Windows taskbar to launch a second
instance.

6. File Access sort options

1. Go to File Access panel

2. Click sort options in upper-right corner
of Recents

2 BACK TO CONTENTS
INSTRUCTIONS WORK SPACE

7. Pin a tool to a toolbar

1. Navigate to the tool

2. Click push-pin to the right of the tool
3. Select what toolbar to add it to

8. Pin a toolset to a toolbar

1. Navigate to the toolset in the Tool Chest

2. Click the tool set gear wheel
3. Click push-pin
4. Select what toolbar to add it to

3 BACK TO CONTENTS
INSTRUCTIONS WORK SPACE

NAVIGATION
9. Panning with an active markup
tool

1. Select a tool
2. Click and hold spacebar
3. Use your mouse to pan
4. Release spacebar and the tool will still
be active

10. Switching between scroll and

zoom mode

1. Click and hold Ctrl

2. Use your mouse wheel to zoon in/out

11. Opening other files in Windows

folder

1. With a file open, hit Alt+Page Up or

Alt+Page Down to open other files in
that folder.

4 BACK TO CONTENTS
INSTRUCTIONS WORK SPACE

12. Open files in the background

1. Go to File Access panel

2. Click and hold Ctrl
3. Click the files you want to open but not
see

13. Open PDF on startup

1. Go to Preferences (Ctrl + K)
2. Go to the General tab on the left.
3. Go to the Options tab at the top.
4. Browse to a file to open with Revu

5 BACK TO CONTENTS
INSTRUCTIONS WORK SPACE

MARKUPS: EDITING
14. Multi-select markups

1. Drag right to left to select any markup

you touch
2. Drag left to right to only select markups
that are fully enclosed by the selection
box

15. Multi-select markups

1. Press and hold Shift

2. Select the markups

16. Move entire Callout markup

1. Select the Callout markup

2. Press and hold Alt
3. Click and drag to move the markup

Move this callout

markup

6 BACK TO CONTENTS
INSTRUCTIONS WORK SPACE

17. Move markups orthogonally

1. Select markup
2. Press and hold Shift
3. Drag vertically or horizontally

18. Orthogonal markups

1. Click the first point of markup (line,

arrow, etc.)
2. Press and hold Shift
3. Click second point

19. Move markup in the Properties

panel using arithmetic

1. Select markup
2. Open Properties Panel
3. Under Layout, type in the X and Y boxes
the distance you want to add (+) or
subtract (-) from the current position of
the markup along the X and Y
dimensions, respectively.

7 BACK TO CONTENTS
INSTRUCTIONS WORK SPACE

20. Quick copy of a markup

1. Press and hold Ctrl on your keyboard Copy this markup

2. Click and drag markup

21. Paste in place

1. Copy markup
2. Go to new page
3. Press Ctrl + Shift + V

22. Rotating by 1 degree

D
1. Select the markup
2. Click the markup’s rotate control point
3. Press and hold Shift
4. Rotate

8 BACK TO CONTENTS
INSTRUCTIONS WORK SPACE

23. Editing components of a Group

markup

1. Select a Group markup

2. Press and hold Alt
3. Select and manipulate an individual
component of the Group

Paste in place continued…

9 BACK TO CONTENTS
INSTRUCTIONS WORK SPACE

MARKUPS: SQUARES, CIRCLES,

ARCS

24. Creating a perfect circle or

square

1. Select the Rectangle or Ellipse tool

2. Click first point of the circle or square
bounding box, respectively
3. Press and hold Shift
4. Click second point

25. Changing a rectangle to a

square

1. Select the rectangle

2. Press and hold Shift
3. Click a corner control point of the
rectangle

26. Changing an ellipse to a circle

1. Select the ellipse

2. Press and hold Shift
3. Click any control point of the ellipse

10 BACK TO CONTENTS
INSTRUCTIONS WORK SPACE

27. Resizing a circle from the center

1. Select the circle

2. Press and hold Shift
3. Click a side, top, or bottom control point
of the ellipse and drag

28. Creating a circle from the center

point

1. Select Ellipse tool

2. Press and hold Alt
3. Click where you want the center of the
circle to be and drag outward

29. Convert to Arc

1. Right-click on a segment of a polyline EETING 208 MEETING 2

2. Select Convert to Arc
3. Manipulate the Arc

11 BACK TO CONTENTS
INSTRUCTIONS WORK SPACE

30. Convert to Arc

1. Press and hold ctrl EETING 208 MEETING 2

2. Select control point of polyline (Cursor
will have small arc to the lower right)
3. Manipulate the Arc

31. Three-point Arc

1. Select the Arc tool EETING 208 MEETING 2

2. Press and hold Alt
3. Click three points along arc

32. Delete last control point

1. While using the Polyline, Perimeter, or

Polylength tools, hit Backspace to undo
the last control point

12 BACK TO CONTENTS
INSTRUCTIONS WORK SPACE

33. Add/Subtract a control point

1. Hold Shift and hover over a Polyline,

Perimeter, Polylength, or Area markup.
2. The cursor will display a small + if
located over a segment of the markup.
Click to add a control point.
3. The cursor will display a – if located
over an existing control point.
Click to subtract that control point.

34. Temporarily turn off snap

1. Hold Ctrl when making or editing a

markup

13 BACK TO CONTENTS
INSTRUCTIONS WORK SPACE

MARKUPS: CALLOUT, TEXT BOX, 1

CLOUDS

35. Add a leader to a Callout Point to both 1 & 2

1. Right click on callout markup

2. Select “Add Leader”

36. Add a leader to a Callout

1. Select Callout 1
2. Press and hold Shift
3. Hover over the “elbow” control point of
the callout leader line until you see a
small plus sign next to the cursor Point to both 1 & 2
4. Click on the elbow control point and a
new leader will appear

37. Autosize text box

1. Right-click on any markup with a text

box associated with it Autosize text box
2. Select Autosize Text Box

14 BACK TO CONTENTS
INSTRUCTIONS WORK SPACE

38. Autosize text box

1. Click on a markup with a text box

associated with it Autosize text box
2. Click button in the Properties Toolbar

39. Autosize text

1. Click on a markup with a text box

associated with it Autosize text
2. Click the following button in the
Properties Toolbar

40. Change shape or Cloud markup

to highlight

1. Click on a shape or Cloud markup with

an opaque fill.
2. Select the highlight button in the
SURPRISE!
Properties Toolbar

15 BACK TO CONTENTS
INSTRUCTIONS WORK SPACE

41. Highlighted text to comments

column

1. Use the Highlight tool to highlight text

2. That text will now appear in the
comments column of the Markups List
for that Highlight markup Highlight this text.

42. Translate markups

1. Document>translate markups

Where is the library?

Copy and paste the above markup

to a new PDF and translate.

16 BACK TO CONTENTS
INSTRUCTIONS WORK SPACE

STORAGE 258A

MARKUPS: SNAPSHOT
258A

MEN'S RR 258 S
43. Non-rectangular Snapshot
258B
Take a
Snapshot of
the Men's
1. Instead of clicking and dragging, click restroom and
258 2

and release to go point to point. paste in the

dashed area
below.

Check Add
accessibility

44. Snapshot content rise/run

258A
details to
set

Area
of COPY 2
1. Go to Edit>PDF Content>Snapshot UP refuge

Content
258A

258 STAIR 259

258 259 Paste here.

45. Copy Page to Snapshot

1. Go to Thumbnails panel
2. Right-click on the page you want to
Snapshot
3. Click Copy Page to Snapshot

17 BACK TO CONTENTS
INSTRUCTIONS WORK SPACE

46. Change Snapshot colors

1. Right-click on Snapshot
2. Select Change Colors
3. Select source color that you would like
to change
4. Select color you would like to change 205
the source color to
5. Click OK

47. Change Snapshot colors

1. Select Snapshot markup

2. Click Change Colors button in the
Properties toolbar
3. Select Source color that you would like
to change. 205
4. Select color you would like to change
the source color to.
5. Click OK

18 BACK TO CONTENTS
INSTRUCTIONS WORK SPACE

MEASUREMENTS

48. Move measurement caption

1. Hold Shift MEETING

100 sf 203
2. Click and drag caption

203

49. Show/unshow caption leader

line

1. Select measurement
2. Go to Properties Panel
3. Check/uncheck Show Caption Leader MEETING 203
Line

9'-7"
203

50. Autofill cutouts

1. Select Area Measurement tool

2. Hover over one cutout to fill
3. Hold Shift
4. Click to fill all enclosed cutouts OPEN OFFICE 244 673 sf

19 BACK TO CONTENTS
INSTRUCTIONS WORK SPACE

20 BACK TO CONTENTS
INSTRUCTIONS WORK SPACE

21 BACK TO CONTENTS
STANDAARD SNELTOETSEN

MARKERING Lijn L

Onder uitlijnen Ctrl + Alt + B Vergrendelen Ctrl + Shift + L

Midden uitlijnen Ctrl + Alt + E Opmerking N

Links uitlijnen Ctrl + Alt + L Pen O

Horizontaal uitlijnen Ctrl + Alt + M Polygoon Shift + P

Rechts uitlijnen Ctrl + Alt + R Polylijn Shift + N

Boven uitlijnen Ctrl + Alt + T Rechthoek R

Boog Shift + C Verwijderen uit de groep Ctrl + Shift + Alt + G

Pijl O Tekst controleren Shift + Alt + R
Tekstvak automatisch Naar achteren Ctrl + [
Alt + Z
aanpassen Naar achtergrond Ctrl + Shift+ [
Naar voren Ctrl + ] Stempel S
Naar voorgrond Ctrl + Shift + ] Tekstvak T
Toelichting Q Schrijfmachine B
Camera Ctrl + Alt + L Groep opheffen Ctrl + Shift + G
Spelling controleren F7
Wolk O
Wolk+ K METEN
Maat Shift + L Hoek Shift + Alt + G

Actie bewerken Ctrl + Shift + E Oppervlakte Shift + Alt + A

St. Shift + Alt + C
Ellips E
Diameter Shift + Alt + D
Gum Shift + E
Dynamische vulling J
Markeringen exporteren Ctrl + F2
Lengte Shift + Alt + L
Bestandsbijlage F
Hulpmiddel voor metingen M
Vlag Shift + F
Omtrek Shift + Alt + P
Horizontaal spiegelen Ctrl + Alt + H
Polylengte Shift + Alt + Q
Verticaal spiegelen Ctrl + Alt + V
Straal Shift + Alt + U
Groep Ctrl + G
Volume Shift + Alt + V
Highlight H
&Hyperlink Shift + H
Beeld I FORMULIEREN
Beeld van scanner Shift + I Veld Handtekening toevoegen X

Importeren Ctrl + F3 Editor Ctrl + Shift + F

STANDAARD SNELTOETSEN

WEERGEVEN BESTAND
Ware grootte Ctrl + 8 Sluiten Ctrl + F4
Balans Shift + F12 PDF maken Ctrl + N

Continue modus Ctrl + 5 Openen Ctrl + O

Continue zij-aan-zij-modus Ctrl + 7 Afdrukken Ctrl + P

Dimmer Ctrl + F5 Publiceren als

Ctrl + Shift + P
Gecomprimeerd 1.5
Aan pagina aanpassen Ctrl + 9
Opslaan Ctrl + S
Aan breedte aanpassen Ctrl + 0
Alles opslaan Shift + F2
Volgende pagina Ctrl + Rechts
Opslaan als Ctrl + Shift + S
Volgende weergave Alt + Rechts
Vorige pagina Ctrl + Links
Vorige weergave Alt + Links
BEWERKEN
Kopiëren Ctrl + C
Vernieuwen F5
Pagina naar momentopname
Externe bestanden Alt + K Ctrl + Alt + C
kopiëren
Weergave rechtsom draaien Ctrl + Shift + Plus
Knippen Ctrl + X
Weergave linksom draaien Ctrl + Shift + Min
Verwijderen Del
Linealen Ctrl + R
Opmaak kopiëren/plakken Ctrl + Shift + C
Raster weergeven Shift + F9
Plakken Ctrl + V
Naast elkaar Ctrl + 6
Op plaats plakken Ctrl + Shift + V
Modus Enkele pagina Ctrl + 4
Opnieuw Ctrl + Y
Vastmaken aan inhoud Ctrl + Shift + F8
Alles selecteren Ctrl + A
Vastmaken aan raster Ctrl + Shift + F9
Alle tekst selecteren Ctrl + Shift + A
Vastmaken aan markering Ctrl + Shift + F7
Momentopname G
Horizontaal splitsen Ctrl + H
Ongedaan maken Ctrl + Z
Verticaal splitsen Ctrl + 2
Schakelen Ctrl + 1
SELECTIE
Splitsen aan/uit Ctrl + I
Lasso Shift + O
Splitsing ongedaan maken Ctrl + Shift + 2 Pannen Shift + V
WebTab Ctrl + T Selecteren V
Tekst selecteren Shift + T

ZOEKEN Tool voor zoomen wijzigen Shift + Z

Volgend resultaat F3 Inzoomen Plus
Vorig resultaat Shift + F3 Uitzoomen Min
Zoeken Ctrl + F Tool voor zoomen Z
STANDAARD SNELTOETSEN

DOCUMENT VENSTER
3D-inhoud toevoegen & 3D-modelstructuur Alt + 3
Ctrl + Alt + 3
bewerken
Altijd op voorgrond Ctrl + F12
Bladwijzer toevoegen Ctrl + B
Bladwijzers Alt + B
Redacties toepassen Shift + A
Alles sluiten Ctrl + Shift + W
Pagina's bijsnijden Shift + Alt + O
File Access Alt + A
Pagina's verwijderen Ctrl + Shift + D
Formulieren Alt + Q
Rechtzetten Ctrl + Alt + D
Volledig scherm F11
Documenteigenschappen Ctrl + D
Panelen verbergen Shift + F4
E-mail Ctrl + E
JavaScript-console Alt + J
Pagina's uitpakken Ctrl + Shift + X
Lagen Alt + Y
Plat maken Ctrl + Shift + M
Koppelingen Alt + N
Plat gemaakt Ctrl + Alt + F
Markeringen Alt + L
Lege pagina invoegen Ctrl + Shift + N
Afmetingen Alt + U
Pagina's invoegen Ctrl + Shift + I
Menubalk F9
Markeren voor redactie Shift + R
Navigatiebalk F4
Tekst markeren voor redactie Shift + K
Voorkeuren Ctrl + K
OCR Ctrl + Shift+ O
Presentatie Ctrl + Enter
Document vernieuwen Shift + F5
Eigenschappen Alt + P
Pagina's vervangen Ctrl + Shift + Y
Zoeken Alt + 1
Rechtsom draaien Shift + Alt + Plus
Sets Alt + 2
Linksom draaien Shift + Alt + Min
Contextmenu weergeven Shift + F10
Pagina's draaien Ctrl + Shift + R
Handtekeningen Alt + 4
Beveiliging Ctrl + L
Ruimtes Alt + S
Inhoud momentopname Shift + G
Statusbalk F8
Kronkelig onderstrepen Shift + U
Studio Alt + C
Doorhalen D
Miniaturen Alt + T
Onderstrepen U
Tool Chest Alt + X
Plat maken herstellen Ctrl + Shift + U

NAVIGATIE HELP
Eerste pagina Home Help F1
Laatste pagina Einde
Volgend document Ctrl + Tab
Vorig document Ctrl + Shift + Tab
AANGEPASTE SNELTOETSEN

Revu-sneltoetsen kunnen nu worden aangepast! U kunt bestaande Revu-sneltoetsen opnieuw instellen zodat ze
overeenkomen met vergelijkbare functies in andere programma's die u gebruikt, of nieuwe sneltoetsen toevoegen om
uw eigen persoonlijke lijst met vaak gebruikte commando's te creëren. Tot de nieuwe aanpasbare sneltoetsen behoren
tools voor batches en schetsen, het knippen en wissen van inhoud en veel meer.

Aangepaste sneltoetsen maken

Selecteer Revu in de Menubalk en klik op Sneltoetsen. In het venster 'Sneltoetsen' selecteert u de tool of het commando
waarvoor u een sneltoets wilt maken. Voer vervolgens de toetsencombinatie in het veld 'Sneltoets' in en klik op
Toevoegen. Klik op Opnieuw toewijzen om een sneltoets te gebruiken die al is toegewezen aan een andere tool.

Alle sneltoetsen worden automatisch bijgewerkt in de menu's van Revu wanneer een nieuwe sneltoets wordt
toegewezen, zodat u ze makkelijk kunt terugvinden en onthouden.
 MUISNAVIGATIE

Middelste knop (wiel)

Pannen = Klikken + slepen
Weergave opnieuw centreren = Dubbelklikken

Linkerknop Rechterknop
Gereedschap gebruiken = Klikken Contextmenu = Klikken
Pannen = Klikken + spatiebalk Multiselectie = Klikken + slepen
Multiselectie = Shift + klikken + slepen
MUIS VOOR 3D-NAVIGATIE

Middelste knop (wiel)

In-/uitzoomen = Schuiven
Model pannen = Klikken + slepen
Terug naar weergave = Dubbelklikken

Linkerknop Rechterknop
Model draaien = Klikken + slepen Contextmenu = Klikken
Multiselectie = Klikken + slepen
WIJZIGINGSTOETSEN

De Alt, Shift en Ctrl-toetsen zijn niet alleen voor sneltoetsen. Ze kunnen ook de manier
waarop uw muis fungeert in Revu wijzigen, wat u veel tijd kan besparen. Hier volgen enkele
voorbeelden:

Algemeen
Houd Ctrl ingedrukt om de functie van het muiswiel te wisselen tussen zoomen en pannen.

Houd de Spatiebalk ingedrukt om te pannen in het document zonder de markering die u aan het maken of bewerken
bent te deselecteren. Laat de Spatiebalk los om terug te gaan naar uw markering.

Markeringen roteren
Markeringen worden vastgemaakt in toenemende hoeken van 15 graden wanneer ze worden geroteerd met het
controlepunt aan de bovenkant. Houd Shift ingedrukt tijdens het roteren van een markering om hem los te maken en
rotaties in toenemende hoeken van 1 graad toe te staan.

Bijschriften van metingen verplaatsen

Houd Shift ingedrukt terwijl u op het bijschrift van een markering van een Meting klikt om het bijschrift los van
de markering te verplaatsen.

Markeringen kopiëren
Ctrl + Shift + Klik op een markering om hem te kopiëren en de kopie in een rechte lijn te verplaatsen.

Rechte lijnen tekenen

Houd Shift ingedrukt terwijl u Lijn , Pijl , Polylijn , Polygoon of Meting markeringen gebruikt om een
rechte horizontale lijn, verticale lijn of een lijn in een hoek van 45 graden te tekenen.

Houd Shift ingedrukt terwijl u de Pen of Highlight-tools gebruikt om horizontale of verticale lijnen te tekenen.
www.bluebeam.nl
THE REVU
TOOL KIT
Helpful Tips, Tricks & Shortcuts
for Bluebeam® Revu ®
THE
REVU
TOOL KIT
Tools are only as good as our ability to use them. That’s why we
want to help you power up your knowledge of Bluebeam Revu.
The Revu Tool Kit is a collection of useful tips, tricks and keyboard
shortcuts to supercharge your workflows.
20
ESSENTIAL
REVU TIPS
& TRICKS
1. Call out multiple areas on a drawing
from a single comment
Place the Callout tool on the PDF, then right-click the See Specs

arrow and select “Add Leader” to draw additional

leader lines. Repeat the steps to point to multiple
locations on your drawing.

2. Apply markups to all pages

Right-click your markup and select “Apply to All Pages” to place that markup at the same
location on every page in your document.

3. Automatically autosize text boxes

If you always want your text boxes to be perfectly sized for the text they contain, go to
Revu > Preferences > Tools > Markup and select the checkbox “Autosize Text Box and
Callout Markups.” Or use keyboard shortcut Alt + Z to autosize a single markup.

4. View frequently used tabs and panels

on a second monitor
Optimize your dual monitor workspace! If you
frequently access tabs and panels like the Tool Chest
and Markups List, you can click and drag them over to
your second monitor so that they are always in view.
Then you can also make them as large as you’d like.
5. Hyperlink your markups
To add a hyperlink to any markup, right-click the markup and select “Edit Action” from
the context menu, then choose the hyperlink option. You can also use the keyboard
shortcut Ctrl + Shift + E.

6. Open hyperlinked content in a new document tab

Clicking a hyperlink in Revu will take you from your current document into the linked
content. However, if you’d like to stay where you are and open the link in a new document
tab, simply hold down the Ctrl key while clicking the link.

7. Check if your PDF is a scanned document or an original vector file

For a simple way to tell if a new file is vector or scanned, zoom into the drawing—think
800%+. If it begins to pixelate, it’s scanned. If it stays crisp, it’s vector.

You can also try highlighting the text in a document. Vector documents will allow for text
to be selected, whereas scanned documents will only recognize text if OCR has been run.
Vector files allow you to snap to content to quickly get the most accurate measurements,
so we recommend asking for vector files instead of scans whenever possible.

Note: Some vector content may not be selectable, such as SHX font.
8. Export PDFs to Word or Excel format
You can bring your PDF back to Microsoft ® Word or
Excel® by going to File > Export and then pick your
preferred export file type. This is especially useful
if you need to make many changes to a text-based
document, but only have the PDF version.

9. Collaborate with your project partners using Studio Project or

Studio Sessions
To get started, click on the Bluebeam Studio icon on the Panel Access and create a new
account. Once logged in, you can use Studio Projects or Studio Sessions. Studio Projects
is a single centralized location to store documents in the cloud. Studio Sessions let
project teams review, mark up and update the same files at the same time, allowing
partners worldwide to connect on the same set of documents.

10. Apply scales to your tool sets

Go to the Tool Chest panel, choose the tool set you’d like to create a scale for, and select
Properties > Set Scale. This allows your tools to automatically scale in relation to any
calibrated drawing or viewport they are placed in. For example, a symbol in a tool set
configured with a baseline scale of 1”=1’ becomes proportionately smaller when placed
on a document set to 1”=10’ scale.
11. Translate markup text
To translate markups, go to Document > Translate Markups. Choose the original language
and the language you’d like to translate to, then click OK.

If you need to translate text that is in the original PDF, you can either select the text and
copy and paste it into a text box, then follow the translation process above. Or, follow
Tip #9 followed by the translation process, and the translated text will appear in your
Markups List summary report.

12. Draw perfect lines, squares and circles

A longtime favorite: Hold down the Shift key to draw a perfect line, square or circle when
using the relative markup tool.

13. Quickly make copies of your markups

To quickly create a copy of any selected markup, hold down
the Ctrl key, then click and drag the markup to the side.
If you’d also like to paste it in the same place on another
PDF, copy the markup and use Ctrl + Shift + V when you
paste on the new page.
14. Hide the Panel Access
To minimize the Panel Access and have access to more screen real estate, click on the
blue bar. Simply click on the blue bar again to bring it back.

15. Share Studio Project file links

Share a file from a Studio Project with anyone by using Share Link, which will provide a link
that you can send to your collaborators. Simply right-click the file in your Studio Project
and select Share Link.

The file can be password-protected and set to expire either at the end of the project or
after 24 hours. As long as the link is valid, it will always contain the latest version of the
document that has been updated within the Studio Project.

16. Adjust colors on your PDF

This is a great option for CAD drawings! Go to
Document > Color Processing to change the colors
of PDF content. Color processing can also convert
colorful PDFs to monochrome or grayscale.
17. Access the internet within Revu
Did you know that you can open a web page within Revu? Simply right-click next to your
current document tab and select WebTab from the context menu.

18. Color-code your markups according to status

Did you know that you can give markups statuses, such as approved or rejected? Then
you can easily visualize the status of markups by color-coding them so that the colors
change automatically as you change the status of the markup. This works really well
with Punchkeys.

To color-code a markup, go to the Status column in the Markups List, click on Manage
Status, select a state (such as approved, rejected, etc.), and then select Modify to
choose a color for that state.

19. Copy Spaces across multiple pages

Spaces, the feature in Revu for defining regions of a drawing, can be copied across other
pages and files in Revu. This is a great way to save time from individually recreating each space
if you are working on files with duplicate floors, such as health care or hospitality projects.

Go to the Spaces panel, right-click your selected Space name in the list and select “Copy.”
You can also select multiple Spaces in the list by holding down the Shift key while making
your selections, and then choosing Copy. Paste into your selected document.
20. Quickly calculate area
measurements within Spaces
You can get area measurements directly from
Spaces. Just right-click on the Space and select
“Create Area From Space.”