Here are some tips and tricks that will help to get the most out of your cost estimating and job costing software. Many of these are the result of user comments and suggestions, our responses and attempts to take the issue a further step to higher productivity.

As always, feel free to email us with your comments and suggestions.

Subject: Visual Estimator

To transfer data created with Visual Estimator to construction financial accounting software, use the new "Estimate Data Template" report available from the Reports menu. The format will allow estimated cost items to be merged into financial accounting accounts for easy transfer.

Subject: GeneralCOST Estimator for Excel

With GeneralCOST Estimator, you can easily change tab labels. Just right-click on the tab label, select "Rename", then write new name. Remember not to use disallowed characters: \ / ? * [ ] : + - (space)

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