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Open and view the selected Price
Book
This can be achieved by selecting Open a Price
Book from the menu or by clicking on the Price Book button. Either method will
open the Price Book Screen.
Create a new estimating Project
This option will create a new blank Project, entering the details on
the Project details screen. Once created, the Project will be opened for
pricing.
Open an estimating Project
Either selecting the Open Project menu option or
clicking on the Projects button will
display a list of available projects and selecting one will open the estimating
pad.
Setting up the System
The System Setup is accessed by selecting the
option from the File menu
The details on this tab are printed on the Bill of
Quantities face sheet.
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This part of the setup allows the display
and printing of the Items in the B of Q to be defined by the user.
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To set an Item Type to Bold, Underlined,
Italic or indented, double-click in the relevant column for the Item Type.
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To change the colour of the displayed
Item, double-click on its Item Type description and select the colour from the
standard Windows colour map.
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On some PCs - mainly laptops, the fonts do
not display very well due to limitations of the graphics system. If your PC has
this problem - especially with italic text, untick the Display Fonts on Screen
switch and see if the display improves.
Getting Help
The Getting Started button will display this
help topic. Pressing the F1 function key
will display the help topic related to your current location within the program.
Additionally, the help search facility is available from the Help menu and also
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