National Estimator Quick Start | Estimating with National Estimator

Changing Cost Estimates

With Num Lock off, use the or arrow key to move the cursor to the line you want to change (or click on that line). In this case, click anywhere on the line that begins with a quantity of 100. To open the Enter Cost Information Dialog box, either:

• Press , -or-
• Click on the (Change Cost) button on the toolbar.

To make a change, either:

• Click on what you want to change, -or-
• Press until the cursor advances to what you want to change.

Change the material cost to 0.30.

Then type the correct figure. In this case, change the material cost to $.30.

Press and check the Extended Costs column. If it looks OK, press and the change is made on your estimating form.

Changing Text (Descriptions)
Click on the (Estimate Window) button on the toolbar to be sure you’re in the estimate. With Num Lock off, use the or arrow key or click the mouse button to put the cursor where you want to make a change. In this case, we’re going to make a change on the line that begins “Sand fill base.”

To make a change, click where the change is needed. Then either:

• Press the or key to erase what needs deleting, -or-
• Select what needs deleting and click on the (Cut) button on the toolbar.
• Type what needs to be added.

To select, click and hold down the mouse button while dragging the mouse.

In this case, click just before “base.” Then hold the left mouse button down and drag the mouse to the right until you’ve put a dark background behind “base.” The dark background shows that this word is selected and ready for editing.

Press the key, or click on the (Cut) button on the toolbar, and the selection is cut from the estimate. If that’s not what you wanted, click on the (Undo) button and “base” is back again.