BidScreen XL is added to Excel. Now What?
Instructions to get you up and going are located at Start | Programs | BidScreen XL | BidScreen XL Installation and Use Guide. Click here to view the tutorial online.
In summary...
- Open Excel workbook and click on BidScreen menu or toolbar. For Excel 2007 or later the BidScreen commands are found at the Add-Ins menu.
- Load desired file and click the green checkmark to accept.
- Set Scale by digitizing the beginning and end of a line with a known distance
- Click on blank cell
- Select one of the four measurement commands, count, section length, continuous length or area.
- Beginning clicking on corners with the mouse
- When done, click the green check mark to record the value in Excel.
Important: items to note:
- ZOOM - Hold down the Shift key to zoom (Shift + left click zooms in, Shift + right click zooms out)
- PAN - Ctrl key + drag and drop the mouse with the left button held down moves the drawing when zoomed in.
- Additional commands are available from the menu, toolbar or by pressing the right mouse button when over the drawing.