Removing Duplicate Callout Labels

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DESCRIPTION

I keep seeing duplicate callout labels on my doors, windows, cabinets, or other items. What is causing this and how can I get rid of the duplicates? 

CAUSE

Duplicate callout labels associated with an object is an indication that there is more than one schedule that has been created with that object included. There a few things that can be done when this occurs:

• Delete the extra schedule as long as it's not needed
• Specify how a schedule labels the object
  
• Choose not to include object from all floors and/or rooms
• Exclude the object's category from a schedule
  

Deleting extra schedules

1. Using the Select Objects  tool, click on the unwanted schedule to select it.
   
   
   
2. Click on the Delete  edit button, or Delete key on your keyboard to remove it.
   
   
   
3. If you are not certain where the duplicate schedules are located, use the following suggestions to help locate them.
   
   
   • Access the Project Browser and expand the Schedules folder to see a list of shedules located in the project. Right-click on the schedule you want to delete and click Delete.
     
     You can also choose the Find in Project option to locate where the schedule is located in the plan.
     
     
     
     
   • In X11 and prior program versions, the Schedules folder didn't exist in the Project Browser. Instead, use the Window> Fill Window  tool and go through each floor to try and locate any duplicate schedules.
     
     If you cannot locate the duplicate schedule using the process above, it may be located in a Cross Section/Elevation or a CAD Detail view.
     
   
   

Specifying how the schedule labels the object

Choosing what floors and/or rooms are included in a schedule

1. Using the Select Objects  tool, click to select the schedule, then click the Open Object  edit tool.
   
   
   
2. On the General panel of the Schedule Specification dialog that displays, uncheck Include Objects from All Floors, then set the appropriate floor and/or room that you'd like to be part of this schedule.
   
   
   
   
   Note: This is also a great time to change the Main Title of the schedule to reflect the changes that are being made.
   
   
3. Click OK to apply the change, and repeat for any other schedules that are located on other floors.
   

Excluding or removing an objects category from a schedule*

1. Using the Select Objects  tool, click to select the schedule, then click the Open Object  edit tool.
   
   
   
2. On the General panel of the Schedule Specification dialog that displays, remove the category the object is located in, from the schedule.
   
   
   
   
   
3. Click OK to apply the change.