4.01.02 Printing and Exporting Tabs

Every program Tabs can be printed or exported to other programs such as Adobe® Acrobat, Microsoft Excel®, or Word® using Print Preview.

In the example below, we showcase the Bids Tab, but printing and exporting can be performed on any Tab within Quick Bid although the Conditions Tab is slightly different and we'll explain that Tab separately.

First, select the Tab to print or export, then click the Print Preview button - in this example, the Bids Tab Report displays.

From this screen, an estimator can Print or Export the report.

Printing

To print a Tab report,

Click the Print button .
Adjust print settings in the Print dialog as necessary
Click OK

Exporting

To export a Tab report,

Click the Export icon in the upper left corner (looks like an envelope with an arrow pointing into it) - the Export dialog opens

Select the Format to which the report is to be exported - the most common exports are to Acrobat (for e-mailing to General Contractor or Client), Excel, and Word
Select the Destination - the most common are Application and Disk File
- Application exports the information directly to the corresponding application - the application which supports the format must be installed and licensed (Word/Excel) on the computer
- Disk file saves the exported information to a file that is usable in the format selected (like a PDF or XLS file) - by default, the export file is saved to the computer's Temp directory - be sure to select a better location

Click OK - the Export Options dialog opens - choose which pages of the report to export and set other options as applicable

The Export Options dialog is different for each of the different Formats available

Click OK - the Choose export file dialog opens - browse to the location where the export file is to be saved
Click Save - the export is now saved in this location

Printing & Exporting the Conditions Tab

The Conditions Tab operates a little differently. From the Print Preview dialog, the following options are available:

Field	Option	What it does
Print Selection	Current Condition	Available when Print Previewing Condition Details only - see Condition Detail for more information
	All Conditions	Prints every Condition in the current Bid
	Selected Conditions	First, you must select multiple Conditions on the Conditions Tab using the Ctrl or Shift keys and then you can print only the selected Conditions
Options	Show detail items	Includes the information in the Item Detail grid (the components that make up the Condition (Material & Labor)
	Show section markup totals	Includes Section Markup totals for the each Condition
	Show condition notes	Includes the Condition Notes in the print out

By default, the Preview option is selected so you can see the Conditions Report before sending it to a paper printer. In Preview Mode, the report may be exported using the steps above. We recommend that you always preview a report before printing to ensure accuracy and layout are correct.

Each Condition is printed on a separate page, use the arrow buttons to navigate to different Conditions.

Now, we will take a look at each program Tab in detail, starting with the Bids Tab & Bid Navigator.

The Bids Tab