Bluebeam Revu Tips are a great way for your team to get training.  Like toolbox talks with safety, they help remind your field team the best ways to make their PDF work easier.  Bluebeam training is found in many places but the short tips seem to be what’s in most demand.  It keeps everyone learning and moving toward greater productivity. I noticed that Bluebeam started tweeting short and concise tips recently.  Here are a few of my favorites:

Delete the last control point while drawing polygonal shapes by hitting BACKSPACE. #RevuShortcut https://t.co/qA7n9BHxbx pic.twitter.com/RuA1RsQ132

— Bluebeam, Inc. (@Bluebeam) December 13, 2016

ALT+click and drag a call out to move the entire markup (not just leader line or text box portion) #RevuShortcut https://t.co/zggEov21vD pic.twitter.com/2emp73CEk1

— Bluebeam, Inc. (@Bluebeam) November 21, 2016

Right-click a markup in the Tool Chest, select Paint Format, then select one or more markups to apply its properties to them. #Revushortcut pic.twitter.com/iEN0sX6rVd

— Bluebeam, Inc. (@Bluebeam) December 27, 2016

 

To add an action to any markup in the Tool Chest, right-click & select Action > Define. You can also save it for future use! #RevuShortcut pic.twitter.com/qAahHq8uAN

— Bluebeam, Inc. (@Bluebeam) January 24, 2017

Best Practices

Good Bluebeam Revu training teaches much more than how to use each feature.  It ensures your team masters the tools with specific class exercises that reinforce what they learned.  Ideally, best practices are incorporated into the teaching along with shortcuts and how-tos.  These include:

• Customizing Toolbars and Toolsets
• Leveraging Profiles for Fast Onboarding
• Sharing PDFs with non-Bluebeam Users
• Extracting Data for further manipulation
• How to identify PDF problems that make documents difficult to hyperlink
• Customizing your settings for superpowers

There’s more to training than learning Bluebeam Revu features and functions.  It’s putting it all together and to know when to use each function, workflow or tool.  For management, it’s finding the best methods to deploy Revu to the field and getting buy-in throughout the entire team. Your Bluebeam training will be customized to the role of your employee or the task they need to complete.

Watch for my Twitter designed Bluebeam Training Tips, especially showcasing the new Revu 2017  features coming in March of 2017.  They’ll be incorporated into this blog so you don’t have to go to Twitter to view them. Feel free to suggest tip topics in the comments.

Carol Hagen is a Bluebeam Certified Instructor and serves clients throughout the entire United States. I guarantee you’ll be happy with our training rates and the performance improvement of your team. <a href=”mailto:carol@hagenbusiness.com”>Email Me</a>  to schedule Bluebeam instructor-led on-line training or  On-Site training at your facility.