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The following are some of the frequently asked questions we receive:
Q. Can SPECTEXT® ® be installed on a Local Area Network or Wide Area Network server?
Q. Do I need a site license or a seat license to use SPECTEXT® ® and EDITSPEC™ ?
Q. How is SPECTEXT® ® updated?
Q. Does SPECTEXT® ® conform to CSI MasterFormat 04 and 95 and CSI formats?
Q. Why should I choose SPECTEXT® ?
Q. What is the difference between SPECTEXT® and SPECTEXT® II?
Q. What is a SPECTEXT® Comprehensive Library?
Q. Why should our firm consider a SPECTEXT® Comprehensive Library?
Q. What Technical Support do I receive with my subscription?
Q. Is EDITSPEC™ included with our subscription?
Q. Can SPECTEXT® ® be installed on a Local Area Network or Wide Area Network server?
A. SPECTEXT® ® Sections may be installed on a Local Area Network or Wide Area Network server for use by all employees at licensed office locations within your company. Installation of the EDITSPEC™ Section-Editing Tools relies on the location of the user’s Microsoft Word software, therefore, EDITSPEC™ must be installed on the user’s PC.
Q. Do I need a site license or a seat license to use SPECTEXT® ® and EDITSPEC™ ?
A. SPECTEXT® ® subscriptions are site licenses. All employees at each SPECTEXT® licensed location within your company can use SPECTEXT® ® simultaneously. Please contact your SPECTEXT® ® Representative for details on setting up a LAN or WAN licensing arrangement. Special preferred pricing is provided to firms utilizing WAN and Multi-Office licensing arrangements.
Q. How is SPECTEXT® ® updated?
A. SPECTEXT® ® is reviewed and updated by a team of experienced, practicing professional specification writers that place projects out to bid in a wide variety of project disciplines on a daily basis. SPECTEXT® ® is updated on a global basis as opposed to updating a dozen or so sections on a quarterly basis. If a referenced standard or code changes, every affected Section in SPECTEXT® ®, SPECTEXT® ® II and OUTLINE Specification will be updated at the same time. SPECTEXT® ® subscribers receive a Summary of Changes document with every update aid them in tracking changes made to SPECTEXT® ® that may affect their company specification library.
Additionally, the SPECTEXT® ® Technical Review Committee, comprised of current subscribers, specification writers, architects, engineers, industry professional organizations and manufacturers, continuously reviews SPECTEXT® content for updated standards, codes and current best practices.
Currently complete editions of the SPECTEXT® ® Libraries are published semi-annually.
Q. Does SPECTEXT® ® conform to CSI MasterFormat 04 and 95 and CSI formats?
A. SPECTEXT® ® is 100% compliant with MasterFormat™ 04 and 95 and contains both numbering schemes in one set of specification files. Two new EDITSPEC™ tools allow users to select either MasterFormat™ 04 or MasterFormat ™ 95 Section numbers and titles. SPECTEXT® ® also conforms to CSI SectionFormat, PageFormat, and the CSI Project Resource Manual: Manual of Practice. CSI formatting standards have been long recognized as the industry standard for specification documents.
Q. Why should I choose SPECTEXT® ®?
A. SPECTEXT® ® is clear, concise, conforms to the formatting standards recommended by the Construction Specifications Institute MasterFormat™ 04 and 95, SectionFormat™, PageFormat™, and the CSI Project Resource Manual: Manual of Practice. SPECTEXT® ® users find SPECTEXT® ® is easier to use, more flexible, more straightforward and less verbose and restrictive than other master guide specifications on the market today.
Q. What is the difference between SPECTEXT® ® and SPECTEXT® ® II?
A. SPECTEXT® ® is an accepted industry standard specifications writing database system for writing technically superior specifications in less time. SPECTEXT® ® includes detailed, full-length Sections covering CSI MasterFormat™ 04 Divisions 1 – 49 and CSI MasterFormat™ 95 Divisions 1 – 16.
SPECTEXT® ® II is an abridged version of the SPECTEXT® database. Requiring less editing, SPECTEXT® ® II Short-form Sections are designed for developing preliminary specifications and specifications for residential, light commercial and low-rise buildings.
Q. What is a SPECTEXT® ® Comprehensive Library?
A. SPECTEXT® Comprehensive Libraries provide SPECTEXT® (Full-length), SPECTEXT® II (Short-form) and OUTLINE Specification Sections by discipline to address project designs from the simplest to the most sophisticated project design. This selection allows users to select the right Section for the project, eliminating the need to “edit down” a SPECTEXT® Section or “beef up” a SPECTEXT® II Section to match the project at hand.
Comprehensive Library disciplines offered include Engineering, Facility & Building, Architectural/Structural/Civil, Structural, Site/Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and Environmental Engineering (Water, Wastewater, and Sanitary specifications).
Q. Why should our firm consider a SPECTEXT® Comprehensive Library?
A. Selecting a Comprehensive Library is a more cost effective choice than subscribing to SPECTEXT® or SPECTEXT® II Libraries individually as preferred subscription rates are offered to SPECTEXT® Comprehensive subscribers. SPECTEXT® Comprehensive Libraries allow you to select the right Section for the project.
Q. What Technical Support do I receive with my subscription?
A. SPECTEXT® subscribers receive free, unlimited SPECTEXT® Technical Support as long as their subscription is current.
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Q. Is EDITSPEC™ included with our subscription?
A. EDITSPEC™ Section-Editing Tools are included with your current SPECTEXT® subscription at no additional charge.
