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Section Database Manager Ribbon toolbar

Table 1. Clipboard group
Tool Name	Description	Shortcut
Paste	Paste clipboard contents into the table.	`<Ctrl+V>`
Cut	Copy the selection to the clipboard and delete the original.	`<Ctrl+X>`
Copy	Copy the selection to the clipboard.	`<Ctrl+C>`

Table 2. Standard Profile group
Tool Name	Description
Create Database	Opens the Standard Profile Database Wizard, which is used create a new standard database.
Import Spreadsheet	Opens the Standard Profile Database Wizard - Import Spreadsheet, which is used create a new standard database from either a Microsoft Office Excel spreadsheet or CSV file.
Delete Database	Used to delete the selected standard database. Note: All tables in this database must be closed before database can be deleted.
Add Table	Opens the Standard Profile Database Wizard, which is used to add a new table to the selected standard database.
View / Edit Database Info	Opens the Database Details dialog, which displays the meta data of the selected standard database.
Delete Table	Used to delete the selected table from a standard database. Note: The table must be closed before it can be deleted.

Table 3. Edit group
Tool Name	Description	Shortcut
Unlock / Lock	Unlocks the current table for editing. Once unlocked, the same tool re-locks the table to prevent further changes.
Append Row	Adds a new table row at the end of the table.
Add Above	Adds a new table row before the current selection.
Add Below	Adds a new table row after the current selection.
Delete Row	Deletes the currently selected row from the table.	`<Delete>`
Clear Data	Clears all data from the currently selected table.
Import Data	Opens the Import Data dialog, which is used to import section data from a Microsoft Office Excel spreadsheet or CSV file.
Commit	Saves all changes to the current table.
Rollback	Undoes all uncommitted changes made to the current table.

Table 4. Show group
Tool Name	Description
Close Table	Closes the currently selected table.
Close All	Closes all open tables.
Database list	Toggles the display of the Databases panel.
Search bar	Toggles the display of the table Search field.
Status bar	Toggles the display of the Status bar.

Table 5. Options group
Tool Name		Description
Configuration >	Standard Profile	Opens the Default Database Configuration dialog, which is used to select the default country and section databases to use in the Standard Profile Databases dialog in STAAD.Pro.
Configuration >	Legacy Profile	Opens the Default Database Configuration dialog, which is used to select the default country and section databases to use in the Legacy Profiles Databases dialog in STAAD.Pro.

Table 6. Publish group
Tool Name	Description	Shortcut
Print Preview	Opens a print preview of the currently selected table.
Print	Prints the currently selected table contents.	`<Ctrl+P>`
Export	Opens a Save As dialog, where you can choose a location and file format for exporting the current table contents to a Microsoft Office Excel spreadsheet file (.xlsx format).

Table 7. Tools group
Tool Name	Description
Convert Database Access to SQLite	Opens the Convert Access Database to SQLite Database dialog, which is used to convert legacy section database files in Microsoft Access database format (either mdb or accdb format) to SQLite database files (db3 format).