Navigate and Copy Data in a Budget or Forecasting View

Background

Procore's budget and forecasting tables provide precise cell-level focusing, full keyboard navigation, multi-cell selection, context-menu copying (including cell data, column headers, and group structures), and a side panel for viewing cell details while keeping the budget table accessible.

Things to Consider

  • Required User Permissions:

    • 'Read Only' level permissions or higher on the Project level Budget tool.

Steps

Navigate and Select Cell Data

In the budget or forecasting view, you can work with table cells directly:

  • Focus on a Single Cell: Click on any cell value (e.g., Job to Date Costs or Accrued Costs). A distinct focus box will highlight the selected cell.

  • View Cell Details: Click any hyperlinked cell value to open its detail panel, which stays open as you navigate and select data in the main table. For the Forecast To Complete column, click the bottom panel view Small gray square icon with a white rectangle outline divided into two sections by a horizontal line. icon or side panel view Two dark gray rectangles side by side on a light gray background, resembling a simple window or panel icon. icon to dock the panel to the bottom or the side of the table.

  • Keyboard Navigation: Use the arrow keys (, , , ) on your keyboard to move focus between adjacent cells and rows.

  • Select a Range of Data: Click and hold the left mouse button on the starting cell, then drag across adjacent rows and columns to highlight a blue selection box over multiple budget line items.
    Note: You can also use the Shift key along with the arrow keys (, , , ) on your keyboard.

Copy Selected Data

After highlighting the required cell range:

  1. Right-click anywhere inside the highlighted blue selection box to open the context menu.

  2. Select one of the available copy options:

    • Copy (Ctrl+C / Cmd+C): Copies only the raw numerical/text values within the highlighted cells.

    • Copy With Headers: Copies the highlighted values along with their corresponding column headers (e.g., Job to Date Costs, Accrued Costs, and Total Costs).

    • Copy with Group Headers: Copies the selection along with parent category and summary header titles.

  3. Open your target external application (e.g., Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, or a text editor).

  4. Right-click and select Paste or press Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on your keyboard to paste the data.

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