How to enable Quantity Link

Applies to:

  • Revu 21
  • Revu 20
  • Revu 2019
  • Revu 2018

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Quantity Link helps you create accurate bid calculations and improve quantity takeoffs by transferring measurement totals from a local PDF to an Excel spreadsheet in real-time.

If you have Revu 20 & below, you need Revu eXtreme to enable Quantity Link. In Revu 21, you must have a Complete subscription plan to access this feature.

To enable Quantity Link:

  1. Close Excel, if it’s open.
  2. Select Start and type Bluebeam Administrator bluebeam gear icon.
  3. Right-click on Bluebeam Administrator and select Run as Administrator.
  4. From the Plugins tab, select the check box Microsoft Excel – Quantity Link – Revu 2019.
  5. Click OK.

How-To

Revu 2019

Integrations & Plugins

Revu 20

Revu 21

Other versions of this article

Revu 2017 and older

Relevant Products

Revu eXtreme 2017
MicrosoftExcel 2010 and above

Problem:

You want to use Revu’s Quantity Link feature, but you don’t see the option when you right-click on a cell in Microsoft Excel.

Microsoft Excel 2010-2016 is required.

Solution:

Quantity Link may not be enabled yet.

  1. Close Excel.
  2. Select Start and type Bluebeam Administrator bluebeam gear icon.
  3. Right-click on Bluebeam Administrator and select Run as Administrator.
  4. In the Plugins tab, check the box for Microsoft Excel – Quantity Link.
  5. Click OK.
    Excel must be closed in order for the changes to take effect. If Excel is still open, a dialog will tell you that Excel needs to be closed before continuing. In this case, close Excel, then click Retry and OK to apply the changes.

Please watch this Quantity Link tutorial , or read the Help manual for more.

How-To

Revu 2017 & Below

Integrations & Plugins

Quantity Link helps you create accurate bid calculations and improve quantity takeoffs by transferring measurement totals from a local PDF to an Excel spreadsheet in real-time. Learn how to start using this feature.

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