OverviewUse the Reports/Calculate screen to do the following: |
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The top of the Reports/Calculate screen contains the following, which you use to calculate the costs, and display, print and download reports:
The available report types in Commercial Estimator are:
Data Entry Report: Contains all data you have input for the estimate, but does not contain any calculated costs. You can display and/or print this report before you have calculated the estimate..If there are errors in the data you have entered, or the data values are incomplete, warning messages also display in this report (in red).
Summary Report: Contains the data you have input for the estimate, followed by the calculated costs for the entire estimate. If you have not yet calculated the estimate, this report only contains the input data.
Detailed Report: Contains the data you have input for the estimate, followed by the calculated costs for each section of the estimate. If the estimate only has one section, this report is identical to the Summary Report.
To calculate the costs for an estimate:
Click the Calculate button.
Click Continue in the window that displays indicating how much you will be charged for the calculation.
Commercial Estimator calculates the costs and displays the Detailed Report.
To display a report:
Use the Report Type drop-down list to select the report to display (Data Entry, Summary or Detailed).
Commercial Estimator automatically displays the selected type in the lower portion of the Reports/Calculate screen.
To print a report:
Use the Report Type drop-down list to select the report to print (Data Entry, Summary or Detailed).
Click the Print button.
When the Print window displays, select the appropriate printer, then click the Print button.
Note: You should always use the Print button to print report, rather than using the print button or menu option in your browser. When you use this button, Commercial Estimator formats the report specifically for you printer. If you use the print button or menu option in your browser, the entire report screen prints (including the logos at the top of the screen and the menus on the left of the screen).
Use the following steps to download a report to a file on your hard disk:
Use the Download Format drop-down list to select the format of the downloaded file from the following choices:
HTML: HTML file
Word (RTF): Rich text format file that you can use with Microsoft Word or with other word processing programs.
Click the Download button.
If the File Download window displays with a warning message and the question "Would you like to open this file or save it to your computer?", click the Save button.
When the Save As window displays:
Use the "Save in" field at the top of the window to select the folder in which to save the report.
Use the "File name" field at the bottom of the window to enter or select the name of the file.
Click the Save button.
When the Download Complete window displays, click the Close button.