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Video A-Z Index
- Starting an Estimate
- Setting up a new project
- Adding your company name
- The Control Panel
- Entering Lighting Tags
- Changing Tag colors
- Alt way of entering Tags
- Counting Fixtures
- Setting up Auto Count
- Manual Counting 01
- Manual Counting 02
- Counting Switches
- Counting Receptacles and loading a new page 01
- Counting Receptacles and loading a new page 02
- Counting Receptacles and loading a new page 03
- Counting Receptacles and loading a new page 04
- Counting the Data
- Counting Fire Alarm
- Setting Up measurements 01
- Setting Up measurements 02
- Measure
- Measuring ½” EMT with 5# 12...
- Measuring ¾” EMT with 7# 12...
- Motor Feeders
- Start Measuring for the Lighting
- Starting the Takeoff
- Modifying the Lighting Assembly 01
- Entering Switches 01
- Entering Switches 02
- Entering Switches 03
- Entering Switches 04
- Entering Receptacles 01
- Entering Receptacles 02
- Entering Stub ups
- Entering Fire Alarm
- Entering Fire Alarm 02
- Entering Branch Wiring 01
- Entering Branch Wiring 02
- Entering Motor Feeders
- Import a drawing
- Set the scale
- Adding items to the database 01
- Adding items to the database 02
- Adding items to the database 03
- Adding items to the database 04
- Adding items to the database 05
- Finding the New Item
- Entering the New Item into the estimate
- Exporting the Database to add multiple items at one time
- Counting lights and entering them into the software
- This is how to enter Branch conduit and wire
- Entering lights. Alt method
- Entering lighting. Just lights and labor. No raceway included
- Entering Lighting Branch Circuits 01
- Entering Lighting Branch Circuits 02
- Entering Lighting Branch Circuits 03
- Entering Lighting Branch Circuits 04
- Add new item to the dropdowns 01
- Add new item to the dropdowns 02
- Add new item to the database
- Add Switch to your drop down menu
- Receptacle Branch
- Entering feeder
- Site PVC 01
- Site PVC 02
- How to use the Auto Count 01
- How to use the Auto Count 02
- How to use the Auto Count 03
- Adding Length to a measurement
- Adding attributes
- Setting the scale
- Activating the up and down icon 01
- Activating the up and down icon 02
- Adding lengths into the software
- Entering measurements into the software
- General info about different techniques 01
- MC 01
- MC 02
- MC 03
- Adding items to the dropdown 01
- Adding items to the dropdown 02
- Adding items to the dropdown 03
- Adding Items to the Database part #1
- Adding Items to the Database part #2
- Adding Items to the Database part #3
- Adding Items to the Database part #4
- Adding Items to the Database part #5
- Storing Custom Assemblies 01
- Storing Custom Assemblies