Navigation:  Basic Working Procedures > Work Orders > Process an Estimate/ Project >

Print the Estimate

Previous pageReturn to chapter overviewNext page

When you have finished the Estimate for the Project you Print the Estimate for the Customer's approval:

From the Estimate Tab on the Work Order, click Actions and select Print Estimate.
Or, on the Work Order Lookup screen, select a Project, right-click and then from the menu select Print Estimate.

Order of detail lines:

When you Create an Estimate that contains detail lines, these types are printed in the order set in Company Preferences on the Work Order Tab:

Parts
Labor
Line Groups

Within each group, the detail lines appear sorted as on the Items Tab, where you can use the Up-Down Arrow icons to sort them manually.

The printed Estimate form:

Next you will see the Print Confirmation Screen, where you select the Template for printing.

The default System Report Template for the Estimate has a number of sections. (See Company Preferences, System Reports to customize your own Template.)

Company and Proposal Headers
Bill To and Install Headers
Contract Details - section where the Estimate Text appears
Job Stages and Detail Lines - as planned on Estimate Items Sub-Tab, hiding prices and using Line Groups, if desired
Payment Plans - if any, from the Estimate Payment Plans Sub-Tab
Contract Footer - Totals, with Estimate Note text at left
Signature Footer

 


Page url: http://www.fieldone.com/startech/help/index.html?_project_print_estimate_.htm