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EstiMate Version 1

• 1. General FAQ
  • 1.1. Are international versions of EstiMate available?
  • 1.2. Can I print out a sales tax report to show all sales tax collected?
  • 1.3. Can I store the Gettysburg Address in the Knowledge Base?
  • 1.4. Can you change the simplify Auto Description to include more information?
  • 1.5. Canadian Pricing and ingredient lists?
  • 1.6. Do estimate numbers change when you modify an estimate?
  • 1.7. Do I enter the cost for one ink bottle or for all?
  • 1.8. Does EstiMate generate a production manifest?
  • 1.9. Does EstiMate install BDE stealth software on my computer?
  • 1.10. Does EstiMate sell vendor/supplier price lists?
  • 1.11. Does EstiMate work with web-based email software?
  • 1.12. Does the software have the ability to price in other currencies?
  • 1.13. Each price too low on quantities of signs?
  • 1.14. How do I unlock my demo now that I've purchased?
  • 1.15. How does EstiMate calculate double sided signs?
  • 1.16. How does EstiMate calculate paint for 1 and 2 sided signs?
  • 1.17. How does EstiMate calculate the total number of stitches?
  • 1.18. How does the seed value influence the quote?
  • 1.19. How is labor calculated?
  • 1.20. Invoicing in EstiMate?
  • 1.21. Is EstiMate available for the Mac?
  • 1.22. Is EstiMate available for the Macintosh?
  • 1.23. Is it possible to map fields from Outlook in Estimate?
  • 1.24. Is it possible to work in metric measurements instead of inches?
  • 1.25. Is the software calculating for all 4 ribbons in CMYK?
  • 1.26. Is there a shortcut to printing and estimate or job?
  • 1.27. Jobs only showing up in the QuickBooks invoices to be printed list?
  • 1.28. Lower each price when using more expensive vinyl?
  • 1.29. Price difference in RTA with same cap height and vinyl?
  • 1.30. Pricing in EstiMate compared to QuickBooks?
  • 1.31. Production time and digital printing?
  • 1.32. Vinyl / Painted Signs and Background Painting?
  • 1.33. What about artwork complexity on repeat orders?
  • 1.34. What are the entries in my EstiMate data file for?
  • 1.35. What are the height and width for when I am adding a substrate?
  • 1.36. What are the shop workload and margin sliders for?
  • 1.37. What defines a contour-cut?
  • 1.38. What do I do in EstiMate when a customer has paid in full?
  • 1.39. What do I do with a job that is finished?
  • 1.40. What do I do with EstiMate after upgrading Windows?
  • 1.41. What does production time include?
  • 1.42. What does the 'build graphic in shop' box do?
  • 1.43. What does the market level slider do?
  • 1.44. What is the 'prints will be installed onto signs in house' box for?
  • 1.45. What is the 'Retail Items' section for?
  • 1.46. What is the difference between 'Artwork Complexity' and 'General Difficulty Level'?
  • 1.47. What is the difference between 'Other' and 'Free Form'?
  • 1.48. What is the item field for on the Export Account Assignments screen?
  • 1.49. What is the only affect production time box for?
  • 1.50. What platforms does EstiMate operate on?
  • 1.51. What reports I am able to produce with EstiMate?
  • 1.52. What resolution do you recommend for my logo?
  • 1.53. When using the '#up per pull', do you enter your finished size or material size?
  • 1.54. Where are rounding and overidden price coming from?
  • 1.55. Where do I find networking information?
  • 1.56. Where do I price pad printing in EstiMate?
  • 1.57. Where would pounce pattern pricing be done?
  • 1.58. Why are completed Jobs shown when printing the Work-In-Progress Report ?
  • 1.59. Why are job and estimate numbers different?
  • 1.60. Why are there multiple print mode's in wide format inkjet?
  • 1.61. Why change the number of passes on the digital printing screen?
  • 1.62. Why does my price vary from the market levels tab?
  • 1.63. Why doesn't the vinyl letters price chart price the same way my RTA plugin does?
  • 1.64. Why is EstiMate pricing differently than the Sign Contractor's Pricing Guide?
  • 1.65. Why is my pricing off on double sided inkjet mounting?
  • 1.66. Why is there no quantity discount feature for silk screening?
  • 1.67. Why isn't window graphics a part of EstiMate Basic?
  • 1.68. Will EstiMate retain my information and prices after purchase?
  • 1.69. You have not yet configured . . . would you like to do this now?
  • 1.70. Your transfer tape calculations are done in U.S. dollars what about Canadian customers?
• 2. Financials: Hard Numbers Etc.
  • 2.1. 'Other' doesn't give me good hard numbers?
  • 2.2. Can I remove the $6400 figure in the overhead worksheet?
  • 2.3. Cost of transfer tape?
  • 2.4. Difference in EstiMate's material cost vs. my calculations?
  • 2.5. Digital Printing Pricing off when using mm instead of inches?
  • 2.6. Discounting too deeply?
  • 2.7. Embroidery not showing up in account assignments list?
  • 2.8. Embroidery pricing too high?
  • 2.9. EstiMate and Sales Tax?
  • 2.10. EstiMate doesn't show the correct balance due ?
  • 2.11. How is profit labor calculated?
  • 2.12. How many sales taxes can we have?
  • 2.13. Is there a shortcut for filling out the overhead worksheet?
  • 2.14. Is there any way to have multiple hourly billing rates?
  • 2.15. Material costs over inflated by transfer tape calculations?
  • 2.16. My hourly rate is too high what should I do?
  • 2.17. My labor charges on the hard numbers don't seem to add up to my hourly rate. Why?
  • 2.18. My pricing for magnetic signs seems to be low. What's happening?
  • 2.19. Overhead worksheet calculations don?t match up?
  • 2.20. Pre-Spaced Pricing Too High?
  • 2.21. Price too high when quoting acrylic letters entered as substrates?
  • 2.22. Pricing too low on digital printing?
  • 2.23. Profit margin too low?
  • 2.24. Same profit and expense figure in the hard numbers?
  • 2.25. Should my setup charge for silk screening include profit?
  • 2.26. Total price drop on increased quantities?
  • 2.27. Undesired quantity discount in hard numbers field?
  • 2.28. Vinyl Signs pricing too high?
  • 2.29. What is the default markup in EstiMate?
  • 2.30. When I change my tax rate how will it affect my estimates and jobs?
  • 2.31. When is the best time to export invoices into quickbooks?
  • 2.32. Why are my hard numbers off by a penny?
  • 2.33. Why does labor cost show up under overhead?
  • 2.34. Why does my hard numbers screen have a red border?
  • 2.35. Why does my selling price not doubled when the sign is twice the size?
  • 2.36. Why is EstiMate pricing too low on pre-spaced letters?
  • 2.37. Why is EstiMate rounding down?
  • 2.38. Why is my material cost so high?
  • 2.39. Why is my tax not correct when using a custom discount?
  • 2.40. Why is my vinyl graphic price so high?
• 3. Error Messages & Behavioral Problems
  • 3.1. $251E Error when trying to launch EstiMate?
  • 3.2. ' ' is not a valid integer value?
  • 3.3. 'Win 32 error. Code: 50. The network is not supported?
  • 3.4. A required dll tutil32.dll cannot be found error?
  • 3.5. Access Denied Error when trying to upgrade?
  • 3.6. Access Denied error?
  • 3.7. Access Violation error?
  • 3.8. Access Violation in Learning EstiMate Training Video?
  • 3.9. An application error has occured in EstiMate.exe
  • 3.10. Assertion Failure
  • 3.11. Behavioral Problem: old customer address or line item appear on a new quote.
  • 3.12. Bitmap Image Not Valid?
  • 3.13. Blank line items appearing on estimates?
  • 3.14. Blob has been modified?
  • 3.15. Blw32.dll install will now terminate error?
  • 3.16. Borland $2108 Error?
  • 3.17. Borland $3E06 error when trying to open EstiMate?
  • 3.18. Calculating page message when trying to print?
  • 3.19. Cannot Associate sales tax error when trying to import jobs into quickbooks?
  • 3.20. Cannot copy : the system cannot read from the specified device?
  • 3.21. Cannot find security block?
  • 3.22. Cannot generate report?
  • 3.23. Cannot read shop configuration data error?
  • 3.24. Canvas does not allow drawing error?
  • 3.25. Check.db appearing on desktop?
  • 3.26. Compression error when trying to restore data?
  • 3.27. Computer reboots when trying to print?
  • 3.28. Conflict with Graphics Advantage?
  • 3.29. Corrupt file other than header error?
  • 3.30. Corrupt Memo/BLOB file error?
  • 3.31. Create process failed code 2?
  • 3.32. Customer info overwritten in quickbooks?
  • 3.33. Cycling redundancy check error?
  • 3.34. Description for one estimate showing up on all?
  • 3.35. Descriptions left out when printing to an excel file?
  • 3.36. Descriptions or addresses not exported when printing to Excel file?
  • 3.37. Does the program remove a customer from the customer list when expiring a job or estimate?
  • 3.38. Edit data.dll cannot be found error?
  • 3.39. eInvalid Pointer operation error?
  • 3.40. Email does not work after upgrading to 1.95?
  • 3.41. Error in loading Winsock2?
  • 3.42. Error on line 6 and line 9 when importing transactions into QB?
  • 3.43. Error posting information?
  • 3.44. Error reading print dialogue?
  • 3.45. Error when trying to import contacts using 2002+ option?
  • 3.46. Error when trying to import customer list from a text file?
  • 3.47. Error: Cannot find the help file
  • 3.48. Error: Corrupt table?
  • 3.49. Error: Directory controlled by other .net files?
  • 3.50. Error: EAB Bad Stream in module EstiMate.exe
  • 3.51. Error: EstiMate is already running on this computer?
  • 3.52. Error: Failed to set data Exception?
  • 3.53. Error: I/O 21 when trying to repair/maintain database?
  • 3.54. Error: Index does not exist. Index: EstiMate ID?
  • 3.55. Error: Index does not exist?
  • 3.56. Error: Internal Error, installation aborted.
  • 3.57. Error: Invalid Filename?
  • 3.58. Error: Invalid floating point operation?
  • 3.59. Error: Invalid Parameter when starting EstiMate?
  • 3.60. Error: It appears that the user data is currently being edited by another user?
  • 3.61. Error: Lock time out
  • 3.62. Error: reading discountbtn.glyph.data: the parameter is incorrect?
  • 3.63. Errors in quickbooks when trying to import EstiMate's export file?
  • 3.64. Errors when trying to restore an estimate backup?
  • 3.65. EstiMate asks for disk 2, 3, etc. when backing up or restoring?
  • 3.66. EstiMate cannot locate its data files error?
  • 3.67. EstiMate crashes in multiple places?
  • 3.68. EstiMate crashes when clicking the due date header?
  • 3.69. EstiMate freezes when clicking on the your logo tab?
  • 3.70. EstiMate freezes when we click the 'New EstiMate' button?
  • 3.71. EstiMate has encountered a problem error when closing EstiMate
  • 3.72. EstiMate Locks Me Out On A Network?
  • 3.73. EstiMate locks up after being idle for a period of time?
  • 3.74. EstiMate locks up my system when trying to start it?
  • 3.75. EstiMate locks up when trying to print?
  • 3.76. EstiMate re-using estimate/job numbers?
  • 3.77. Estimate terms not printing correctly?
  • 3.78. EstiMate will not open after receiving a permanent key?
  • 3.79. EstiMate.exe file linked to missing export oleaut32.dll: varnot error?
  • 3.80. Estimates not showing up in open list?
  • 3.81. Exported jobs or estimates do not show up in QuickBooks?
  • 3.82. Failed to download catalog info error in Vendormate?
  • 3.83. Features not showing in EstiMate?
  • 3.84. File name is too long for a paradox ver. 5.0 table?
  • 3.85. Garbled text when sending .pdf estimate via email?
  • 3.86. General Difficulty Level slider is not increasing production time?
  • 3.87. General difficulty slider does not work?
  • 3.88. How do I get EstiMate to do metric pricing?
  • 3.89. How do I prevent the password dialog from coming up?
  • 3.90. How is production time adjusted for window graphics?
  • 3.91. I Can't Open an EstiMate or Job?
  • 3.92. Index Out of bounds -1 error when trying to print ?
  • 3.93. Index out of date error?
  • 3.94. Interface mismatch. Engine version different error?
  • 3.95. Interface Not Supported?
  • 3.96. Invalid Token error?
  • 3.97. Key Violation Error?
  • 3.98. Latest update not found error?
  • 3.99. Letters show up as rectangular boxes on an invoice, estimates and reports?
  • 3.100. List index out of bounds(-128)
  • 3.101. MAPI: Feature Not Supported. Error Code=26
  • 3.102. MAPI: General Failure.ErrorCode=2
  • 3.103. Material markups don't seem right?
  • 3.104. Multiple sets of prespaced letters don't seem to affect the number of letters?
  • 3.105. Network initialization failed error?
  • 3.106. Network Initialization Failed: Permission Denied error?
  • 3.107. No default printer currently selected?
  • 3.108. Not a valid date and time error in Vendormate?
  • 3.109. Not a valid Win32 application?
  • 3.110. Not decoded error when trying to open a pdf attached estimate?
  • 3.111. Not in edit or insert mode?
  • 3.112. Open window minimizes itself to an odd shape?
  • 3.113. Out of memory error when trying to print?
  • 3.114. Out of system resources?
  • 3.115. Phone number doesn't print in vendor report?
  • 3.116. Pricing irregularities in vinyl signs and window graphics?
  • 3.117. Printing issues in EstiMate?
  • 3.118. Problem: MAPI error when trying to email estimates or jobs?
  • 3.119. Production time on painted backgrounds seems off?
  • 3.120. Proof not included when emailing an estimate?
  • 3.121. Record is in use by another user?
  • 3.122. Record locked by another user?
  • 3.123. Record locked when converting an estimate to a job?
  • 3.124. Sales Tax Calculation off?
  • 3.125. Save icon changes to a delete icon?
  • 3.126. Screen Printed Signs calculates the wrong setup charge?
  • 3.127. Some screens are blank and icons have dissappeared what's going on?
  • 3.128. Stream read error?
  • 3.129. Tax not calculating correctly after applying discount?
  • 3.130. Test
  • 3.131. Test Entry
  • 3.132. Text overlapping on vendor report?
  • 3.133. The dynamic link library EditData could not be found?
  • 3.134. Transaction not in balance error?
  • 3.135. Travel and cleaning doubled?
  • 3.136. Trouble with help screens?
  • 3.137. Unable to import contacts from QuickBooks basic?
  • 3.138. Unknown internal operating system error bad file number?
  • 3.139. Vendormate cannot get exclusive database access error?
  • 3.140. Version of QBXML requested is not supported or is unknown error?
  • 3.141. What is a Borland Database Engine error?
  • 3.142. What is the Borland Database Engine (BDE)?
  • 3.143. When creating a new estimate I see the estimate created previously?
  • 3.144. Why am I getting an error that says my rbrcl44.bpl file is corrupt?
  • 3.145. Why am I getting an invalid page fault error in QuickBooks?
  • 3.146. Why am I getting the win32 errorcode 123 file dir/volume label is incorrect error?
  • 3.147. Why am I having trouble networking EstiMate?
  • 3.148. Why are my Jobs or estimates disappearing?
  • 3.149. Why are some line items repeated on additional pages when doing a long quote?
  • 3.150. Why can't I print an estimate or job?
  • 3.151. Why cant I email an estimate?
  • 3.152. Why cant I email an estimate?
  • 3.153. Why cant I find a customer in the customer list?
  • 3.154. Why cant I find the print icon to print my invoice?
  • 3.155. Why cant I print my materials by vendor report?
  • 3.156. Why cant I print out the vinyl letters price chart?
  • 3.157. Why cant I update the subject line on the email report screen?
  • 3.158. Why did some of my jobs disappear after archiving?
  • 3.159. Why do I have an unusually high production time when doing painted signs?
  • 3.160. Why do my prices and number of passes change when going from a spot color to a process ink?
  • 3.161. Why do settings and prices keep changing in the prespaced/custom vinyl graphics screen?
  • 3.162. Why does my printer print a blank sheet of paper instead of an estimate or invoice?
  • 3.163. Why does no invoice print when I choose complete job jacket from the print menu?
  • 3.164. Why is EstiMate rounding when no rounding is selected?
  • 3.165. Why is my logo pixelated out when I email using .pdf attached?
  • 3.166. Why is my pricing off on screenprinted signs?
  • 3.167. Why is my text overlapping on some of my estimates?
  • 3.168. Why is my text overlapping on the production order?
  • 3.169. Why is the quantity off on the estimate when doing multiple sets of prespaced letters?
  • 3.170. Why won't my administrator password work?
  • 3.171. Will international versions of QuickBooks be accessible through qbXML?
  • 3.172. Win32 error: Code 87? The Parameter is incorrect.
  • 3.173. You can't change the type of a name or add a duplicate name error?
  • 3.174. You have not yet configured message comes up repeatedly?
  • 3.175. Error: Your plugin configuration files (market level settings etc) have been corrupted due to a power outage or some other phenomena.
• 4. How Do I...
  • 4.1. Separate tax between materials and labor?
  • 4.2. How do I add a due date to an order?
  • 4.3. Adding additional charges?
  • 4.4. Can I back up my data on floppy and restore it on a different computer?
  • 4.5. Can I create estimate templates?
  • 4.6. Can I export data to other programs?
  • 4.7. Can I export to quicken 99?
  • 4.8. Can I input dimensional lettering without adding it as yet another retail item?
  • 4.9. Can I insert a line item between two existing ones?
  • 4.10. Can I move the QuickBooks export file to a different computer?
  • 4.11. Can the completed by field post-production notes be changed?
  • 4.12. Deposits and conversion report?
  • 4.13. How can I do estimates or invoices with different tax rates?
  • 4.14. How can I do sign variations on an estimate?
  • 4.15. How can I have height and width measurements show automatically when doing vehicle graphics?
  • 4.16. How can I make the jobs dissappear from the export transactions screen?
  • 4.17. How can I price carved signs in EstiMate?
  • 4.18. How can I price pre-spaced letters by the square foot?
  • 4.19. How do I account for substrate waste?
  • 4.20. How do I account for vinyl waste?
  • 4.21. How do I add a liquid laminate into the lamanates database?
  • 4.22. How do I add an undiscounted item to a discounted quote?
  • 4.23. How do I add in a salesperson comission?
  • 4.24. How do I add more production time on the vinyls signs screen?
  • 4.25. How Do I add roll stock-plexi pricing?
  • 4.26. How do I add the cost for using Superfrog frog juice?
  • 4.27. How do I add wide format printer settings into EstiMate?
  • 4.28. How do I adjust areas to print for my garments?
  • 4.29. How do I adjust my discounts?
  • 4.30. How do I adjust the hours of operation after adding new employees?
  • 4.31. How do I associate the A/R and Undeposited Funds Accounts?
  • 4.32. How do I attach multiple proofs to an estimate?
  • 4.33. How do I backdate an invoice?
  • 4.34. How do I backup my data if I cant open EstiMate?
  • 4.35. How do I backup my data?
  • 4.36. How do I bill to separate locations with EstiMate?
  • 4.37. How do I change a customer phone number on an invoice?
  • 4.38. How do I change my default market level?
  • 4.39. How do I change my logo?
  • 4.40. How do I change the font size on the estimate?
  • 4.41. How do I change the line item sort order?
  • 4.42. How do I configure a market level for each substrate?
  • 4.43. How do I create a blank estimate?
  • 4.44. How do I create a blank work order?
  • 4.45. How do I create a new job or convert to job my icon is missing?
  • 4.46. How do I create folders in retail items to sub-catagorize items?
  • 4.47. How do I delete duplicate customers without affecting linked info?
  • 4.48. How do I delete the EstiMate directory?
  • 4.49. How do I determine which jobs have been sent to QuickBooks?
  • 4.50. How do I disable transfer tape calculations?
  • 4.51. How do I discount one line item and not others?
  • 4.52. How do I do a summary quote in EstiMate?
  • 4.53. How do I do multiple colors of vinyl?
  • 4.54. How do I do pin striping in EstiMate?
  • 4.55. How do I do price digital printing based on the area printed?
  • 4.56. How do I do window graphics if I don't have the plugin?
  • 4.57. How do I download vendor catalogs without internet access?
  • 4.58. How do I duplicate a job?
  • 4.59. How do I edit archived estimates or jobs?
  • 4.60. How do I edit individual prices on the vinyl letters price chart?
  • 4.61. How do I edit the vinyl letters price chart?
  • 4.62. How do I eliminate the white space at the top of my estimate?
  • 4.63. How do I eliminate the YES - NO critera in the sales tax field?
  • 4.64. How do I enter a customer who is tax exempt?
  • 4.65. How do I enter a new key if EstiMate is already unlocked?
  • 4.66. How do I enter and price banner blanks that differ in height but have the same cost?
  • 4.67. How do I enter and price silkscreening on T-shirts?
  • 4.68. How do I enter inks into the foils/ribbons/inks database?
  • 4.69. How do I enter multiple people/departments for the same company?
  • 4.70. How do I enter paint into the vinyls database?
  • 4.71. How do I enter pre-made banner blanks and precut aluminum substrates?
  • 4.72. How do I enter the price of my foils?
  • 4.73. How do I expand the job status dropdown to include more options?
  • 4.74. How do I export information from Excel into EstiMate?
  • 4.75. How do I export my customer list into a different program?
  • 4.76. How do I export my transactions by date report?
  • 4.77. How do I factor out installation for vehicle graphics?
  • 4.78. How do I fax an estimate?
  • 4.79. How do I figure for film positives and ruby?
  • 4.80. How do I figure installs?
  • 4.81. How do I find copies of estimates sent by email?
  • 4.82. How do I find info on vehicle graphics in EstiMate's help files?
  • 4.83. How do I find my configuration settings?
  • 4.84. How do I find sample sign pricing examples?
  • 4.85. How do I find the Welcome Wizard?
  • 4.86. How do I generate a purchase order?
  • 4.87. How do I get a more professional look on my estimate for cash customers?
  • 4.88. How do I get EstiMate to accept my path to the data?
  • 4.89. How do I get EstiMate to always round prices?
  • 4.90. How do I get estimate to run at the same time on separate computers?
  • 4.91. How do I get estimates/jobs back once they have been archived?
  • 4.92. How do I get more space between the logo and the estimate number?
  • 4.93. How do I get my logo and address to show in a window envelope?
  • 4.94. How do I get my logo closer to the top of the page?
  • 4.95. How do I get my pricing consistent?
  • 4.96. How do I get page numbers to show up on multi page quotes?
  • 4.97. How do I get production notes to retain information between jobs?
  • 4.98. How do I get tax bracket figures into the overhead worksheet?
  • 4.99. How do I get the customer email on the workorder?
  • 4.100. How do I get to the overhead worksheet?
  • 4.101. How do I give quantity pricing for different types of garments?
  • 4.102. How do I group commonly used vinyls together?
  • 4.103. How do I have my logo appear when writing a letter?
  • 4.104. How do I how to change my prices in the vinyl letters price chart?
  • 4.105. How do I import contacts from an external database into EstiMate?
  • 4.106. How do I import customer lists?
  • 4.107. How do I indicate shipping charges on an estimate?
  • 4.108. How do I input several paragraphs of terms onto the estimate?
  • 4.109. How do I install EstiMate?
  • 4.110. How do I itemize for inkjet printing in linear/square items?
  • 4.111. How do I make a price list for common items?
  • 4.112. How do I make EstiMate use my own numbering system?
  • 4.113. How do I make individual line items prices show up on the printed estimate?
  • 4.114. How do I move EstiMate from one computer to the other?
  • 4.115. How do I move my data files to a different location?
  • 4.116. How do I network EstiMate?
  • 4.117. How do I number line items?
  • 4.118. How do I overide the price EstiMate calculates?
  • 4.119. How do I prevent EstiMate from printing a signature line?
  • 4.120. How do I price a project that uses smaltz?
  • 4.121. How do I price a sign that has a digital print on it without using a separate line item?
  • 4.122. How do I price banners I buy by the lineal foot?
  • 4.123. How do I price channel letters in EstiMate?
  • 4.124. How do I price composite signage with vinyl lettering or inkjet?
  • 4.125. How do I price contour cutting?
  • 4.126. How do I price custom routed and engraved signs with EstiMate?
  • 4.127. How do I price different color jobs in wide format?
  • 4.128. How do I price digitally printed garments with the thermal plugin?
  • 4.129. How do I price double sided inkjet work?
  • 4.130. How do I price dye-sublimation in EstiMate?
  • 4.131. How do I price electrical sign cabinets?
  • 4.132. How do I price electrical signage in EstiMate?
  • 4.133. How do I price embroidery?
  • 4.134. How do I price engraved items with multiple lines of text?
  • 4.135. How do I price engraving in linear square items?
  • 4.136. How do I price gold leaf in EstiMate
  • 4.137. How do I price graphics and mounting in EstiMate?
  • 4.138. How do I price mounting with customer supplied digital prints?
  • 4.139. How do I price neon?
  • 4.140. How do I price offset printing in EstiMate 1.x?
  • 4.141. How do I price painted signs in EstiMate?
  • 4.142. How do I price plastic card printing in EstiMate?
  • 4.143. How do I price pre-spaced letters using the custom vinyl graphics-logos tab?
  • 4.144. How do I price routing in linear square items?
  • 4.145. How Do I Price Sandblasted Signs in EstiMate?
  • 4.146. How do I price scanning?
  • 4.147. How do I price spray-in bedliners for pickup trucks?
  • 4.148. How do I price substrates with endcaps?
  • 4.149. How do I price unprinted FloorMinder Graphics?
  • 4.150. How do I price vehicle graphics in EstiMate?
  • 4.151. How do I price vehicle lettering and vinyl removal on the same vehicle?
  • 4.152. How do I price vinyl removal?
  • 4.153. How do I price Wide Format Inkjet Printing?
  • 4.154. How do I price Wide Format output using Linear-Square Items?
  • 4.155. How do I print a stock list for inventory by date?
  • 4.156. How do I print an estimate to a file?
  • 4.157. How do I print open and archived jobs done in the past year?
  • 4.158. How do I print or not print an invoice #?
  • 4.159. How do I print reports for a month's work?
  • 4.160. How do I print totals in EstiMate?
  • 4.161. How do I put a permanent foot note at the bottom of the invoice?
  • 4.162. How do I put more than one substrate on a line item?
  • 4.163. How do I put my company logo in EstiMate?
  • 4.164. How do I quote multiple substrates without adding them as substrates?
  • 4.165. How do I re-adjust my costs after a global cost update?
  • 4.166. How do I re-number my estimates and jobs?
  • 4.167. How do I recover lost data after a computer crash?
  • 4.168. How do I remove a vinyl I have selected?
  • 4.169. How do I remove items from an invoice?
  • 4.170. How do I remove the BDE from my system?
  • 4.171. How do I remove unwanted text from my estimate or invoice?
  • 4.172. How do I restore a data folder backed up on disc?
  • 4.173. How do I restore my data?
  • 4.174. How do I restore my EstiMate folder I backed up to CD?
  • 4.175. How do I roll in my installation cost?
  • 4.176. How do I run EstiMate in limited user mode?
  • 4.177. How do I select more than one footer?
  • 4.178. How do I select substrates from an open estimate screen?
  • 4.179. How do I send an estimate through a different email program?
  • 4.180. How do I send an estimate through email?
  • 4.181. How do I separate large and medium t-shirts?
  • 4.182. How do I separate out materials and labor on my estimate?
  • 4.183. How do I separate out shipping charges when exporting to quickbooks?
  • 4.184. How do I set up for the job in screen printed garments?
  • 4.185. How do I setup EstiMate to work with QuickBooks?
  • 4.186. How do I setup the QuickBooks export for varying types of sign work?
  • 4.187. How do I show a customer deposit?
  • 4.188. How do I show a range on an estimate?
  • 4.189. How do I show indicate a deposit and a discount on the quote?
  • 4.190. How do I show subcontracted items on an estimate?
  • 4.191. How do I suppress dollar amounts on line items?
  • 4.192. How do I switch addresses on an invoice?
  • 4.193. How do I switch company data sets?
  • 4.194. How do I tax labor?
  • 4.195. How do I tell Windows what email program I use?
  • 4.196. How do I transfer EstiMate data between shop and home?
  • 4.197. How do I try different overhead worksheet settings and still be able to revert to the original numbers?
  • 4.198. How do I turn off the pop-up hints?
  • 4.199. How do I turn the estimate into a job so I can print an invoice?
  • 4.200. How do I uninstall EstiMate?
  • 4.201. How do I completely remove EstiMate 1 from my computer?
  • 4.202. How do I unlock Vendormate?
  • 4.203. How do I update the prices and markups on my materials?
  • 4.204. How do I use EstiMate on a laptop for quoting in the field?
  • 4.205. How do I use EstiMate to accept payments?
  • 4.206. How do I use Screen Printed Garments for digital printing?
  • 4.207. How do I view records once I have archived them?
  • 4.208. How I do I edit my work order form?
  • 4.209. How in EstiMate can my discount to only apply to specific line items?
  • 4.210. Is there a faster way to click sales tax on and off?
  • 4.211. Is there any way to mark the finished job as 'invoiced'?
  • 4.212. Moving The Data Folder To A Network Drive
  • 4.213. Test
  • 4.214. Where do I add Printing/paper/toners/laminates/etc ?
  • 4.215. Where do I put the background complexity slider when doing a shaped sign?
  • 4.216. Why is information I need not showing up in the estimate description field?
  • 4.217. Will EstiMate interface with my other programs like Access, Excel or Microsoft Word?
• 5. Technical Support Bulletins
  • 5.1. Bulletin: Cannot load TePluginConfigurations error
  • 5.2. Bulletin: Conflicting numbering systems between EstiMate and QuickBooks
  • 5.3. Bulletin: How do I update my software?
  • 5.4. Bulletin: Importing Sales Tax Info into QuickBooks
  • 5.5. Bulletin: Vendormate hangs when trying to update.
  • 5.6. Why can't I get Help from this program?

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