--- title: EPLAN UK Blog | TIPS description: TIPS | The EPLAN UK blog provides insight on electrical engineering, automation and mechatronic engineering, all designed to streamline your workflow. --- [![Logo](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/3337099/blog/images/Logo/Eplan.svg)](https://blog.eplan.co.uk?language=all) [![](https://blog.eplan.co.uk/hubfs/blog/images/Category/Trends-eplan-2021-black.svg) trends](https://blog.eplan.co.uk/tag/trends?language=all) [![](https://blog.eplan.co.uk/hubfs/blog/images/Category/Projects-eplan-2021-black.svg) projects](https://blog.eplan.co.uk/tag/projects?language=all) [![](https://blog.eplan.co.uk/hubfs/blog/images/Category/Software-eplan-2021-black.svg) software](https://blog.eplan.co.uk/tag/software?language=all) [![man using eplan data portal](https://blog.eplan.co.uk/hubfs/Eplan%20Data%20Portal%20CTA.webp) 9/04/25 Get to Know Eplan Data Portal: Free Part Management Software The Eplan Data Portal is a cloud-based platform designed to provide engineers with direct access to high-quality, standardised device and component data from over 500 leading manufacturers. ](https://blog.eplan.co.uk/get-to-know-eplan-data-portal) [Home](https://blog.eplan.co.uk) tips [![Tips for your Electrical Project: EPLAN](https://blog.eplan.co.uk/hubfs/Add%20a%20heading.png) 18/12/24 Simplify Electrical Schematic Designs with Macro Technology Do you find that whole pages or sections of an electrical schematic are repeated in multiple projects? Are your symbols...](https://blog.eplan.co.uk/how-to-work-with-macro-technology-5) [![Define working sections as a project administrator.](https://blog.eplan.co.uk/hubfs/multi%20user%20blog2.png) 22/10/24 Avoid Collaboration Confusion with the Multi-user Management Module Updated 22/10/2024: Do you have multiple engineers collaborating on the same project simultaneously? Do you find this...](https://blog.eplan.co.uk/multi-user-management) [![](https://blog.eplan.co.uk/hubfs/Add%20a%20heading.png) 31/03/23 Getting started with the EPLAN software - A project in 10 steps The EPLAN Platform is a top-tier ECAD system that offers a comprehensive range of tools for designing electrical...](https://blog.eplan.co.uk/eplan-project-10-steps) [![](https://blog.eplan.co.uk/hubfs/Add%20a%20heading.png) 31/03/23 How to back up an EPLAN project Project backups are used to share EPLAN projects as a compressed archive and save them in different locations or...](https://blog.eplan.co.uk/how-to-back-up-an-eplan-project-10) [![](https://blog.eplan.co.uk/hubfs/Add%20a%20heading.png) 31/03/23 How to Export an EPLAN project to PDF Your project deliverable is ready to be issued, but the EPLAN live project is often not the one we want to give our...](https://blog.eplan.co.uk/how-to-export-an-eplan-project-to-pdf-9) [![](https://blog.eplan.co.uk/hubfs/Add%20a%20heading.png) 31/03/23 How to export bills of materials as MS Excel In addition to the project itself, you are likely to submit many other documents in other formats in EPLAN. Bills of...](https://blog.eplan.co.uk/how-to-export-bills-of-materials-as-ms-excel-8) [First](https://blog.eplan.co.uk?language=all) previous posts [1](https://blog.eplan.co.uk/tag/tips/page/1?language=all) [2](https://blog.eplan.co.uk/tag/tips/page/2?language=all) [3](https://blog.eplan.co.uk/tag/tips/page/3?language=all) [next posts](https://blog.eplan.co.uk/tag/tips/page/2?language=all) [Last](https://blog.eplan.co.uk/tag/tips/page/3?language=all) https://blog.eplan.co.uk?l=all&search= ## About this Blog Discover the new EPLAN UK blog with current topics about new trends in engineering, exciting projects and last updates about our EPLAN software. **Learn more about us on:** [Eplan.co.uk](https://www.eplan.co.uk/uk/start/) [http://www.linkedin.com/company/2557221/](https://www.linkedin.com/company/eplanuk) [https://www.facebook.com//EPLANGermany/](https://www.facebook.com/people/Eplan-Competence-Centre/100001420822877) [https://twitter.com/eplan\_germany](https://twitter.com/EPLAN_UK) [https://www.youtube.com/eplan](https://www.youtube.com/user/EPLAN) ## Blog Newsletter ![](https://blog.eplan.co.uk/hubfs/blog/images/Icon/Mail-eplan-2021-bw.svg) Subscribe to our blog and stay up to date! ## Videos You need to enable functional cookies to show this video. You need to enable functional cookies to show this video. You need to enable functional cookies to show this video. © EPLAN c/o RITTAL Ltd. - Cookie Settings - [Privacy policy](https://www.eplan.co.uk/uk/company/about-us/legal-information/privacy-policy/) - [Legal Notice](https://www.eplan.co.uk/uk/company/about-us/legal-information/legal-notice/)