STAAD.Pro Help

I. Home tab

Tip: Double-click the Home ribbon tab or select the ^ button to collapse the ribbon. Clicking the tab again displays the toolbar.

Table 1. Clipboard group
Tool Name	Description	Shortcut
Paste	Pastes the clipboard contents (text only) at the cursor position.	`<Ctrl+V>`
Cut	Copies the selected contents to the clipboard and deletes the original.	`<Ctrl+X>`
Copy	Copies the selected contents to the clipboard.	`<Ctrl+C>`

Table 2. Editing group
Tool Name	Description	Shortcut
Undo	Undoes the last action in the editor.	`<Ctrl+Z>`
Redo	Reverses the last undo action.	`<Ctrl+Y>`
Comment	Changes the current line (or lines, if a selection spans multiple lines) to a comment (i.e., adds an asterisk (*) at the beginning of the line so it is ignored by STAAD.Pro).
Uncomment	Changes a commented line or lines back to commands to be interpreted by STAAD.Pro.

Table 3. Searching group
Tool Name	Description	Shortcut
Find	Opens the Find and Replace panel to the Quick Find tab, which is used to find strings that match the input.	`<Ctrl+F>`
Go to	Opens the Go To Line dialog, which is used to move the cursor to a specified line number.
Replace	Opens the Find and Replace panel to the Quick Replace tab, which is used to replace any matched strings with a different string.	`<Ctrl+H>`

Table 4. Bookmarks group
Tool Name	Description	Shortcut
Add	Adds a bookmark to the line where the cursor is located.	`<Ctrl+F2>`
Clear	Clears all bookmarks from the current input file.
Previous	Jumps the cursor to the previous bookmark, if present, in the current input file.	`<Shift+F2>`
Next	Jumps the cursor to the next bookmark, if present, in the current input file.	`<F2>`

Table 5. Outlining group
Tool Name	Description
Collapse	Collapses all top-level blocks in the text editor for the current input file.
Expand	Expands all blocks in the text editor for the current input file.

Table 6. View group
Tool Name	Description
Contents	Opens then Contents panel.
Error List	Opens then Error List panel.
Bookmarks	Opens then Bookmarks panel.

Table 7. Tools group
Tool Name	Description
Check Syntax	Checks for errors in the current input file. Any errors, warnings, or messages are dipslayed in the Error List panel.
Converter	Opens then STAAD.Pro Unit Converter program, which can be used to convert a vareity of common units.
Calculator	Opens then Calculator program, which can be used for basic calculations.

Table 8. Misc controls on the Home ribbon tab
Tool Name	Description
Settings	Used to change settings in the STAAD.Pro Editor program.
Always On Top	Used to keep the STAAD.Pro Editor in the foreground, in front of all other Windows (regardless of focus). This feature is active when the icon is highlighted. Select again to deactivate.