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OST - 13.01 A Detailed Look at the Worksheet Tab

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The Worksheet Tab displays totals for all Conditions in the current Bid and is setup to allow very basic cost estimating. You can also use Excel or Quick Bid to price your Bid, the options are discussed in the articles that follow.

The Worksheet Tab shows you cumulative results for every Condition (used or not) in the Bid.

Key Components and Functionality

If you haven't used a Condition to draw takeoff, you can enter a known value on the Worksheet Tab. See Related Articles for details.

The green columns are for basic cost estimating for Material, Labor, and Sub-contractor expenses. On-Screen Takeoff uses these values and Quantity 1 to calculate the Total column. To use a different value, change the Results specified in the Condition Properties.

To rearrange the columns select the header of the column to move and drag the column to the desired location.

To resize a column, click and hold on either side of the column header to bring up the Resizing icon . When the Resize icon comes up, drag the edge of the column to the left or right to achieve desired width.

Click the checkbox for "Hide conditions with no Quantity" if you want the program to hide all the unused Conditions in your bid (those with "0" values).

Deleting and Updating Conditions from the Worksheet Tab

You can modify and delete Conditions from the Worksheet Tab (see the next article for details on the Context Menu).

Warning

Deleting a Condition is permanent and immediate (cannot be 'undone'). Deleting a Condition deletes all takeoff associated with that Condition throughout the Bid.

If you simply want to hide Conditions that haven't been used (yet), click the "Hide conditions with no Quantities" checkbox.

Saving Worksheet Tab Pricing

When you save a Condition as a Style, its Worksheet Tab pricing (if you are pricing your Bid using the Worksheet Tab, of course) is not saved with the Style. We recommend using Template Jobs if you regularly use the same Conditions and Worksheet Tab pricing for your jobs. See Creating Template Jobs for details.

How Repeating Page are shown on the Takeoff Tab

The Worksheet Tab Context Menus