Sage Timberline Office News & Tips
Efficiency Tip for March: Find the Holes in your Estimates In a Flash with Sage Timberline Office Estimating

If you’re looking for a faster, easier way to search hundreds or even thousands of lines in your estimates to find the holes - we have the solution! Simply use the scan feature in Estimating to search for missing dollars in your estimates. Here’s how to use it.

To scan for missing numbers:

• Access the scan feature with its icon, the menu option on the Pricing pull down, or press the F7 key.
• Scan looks through the estimate for places where there should be dollars or quantities and stops at each blank item.
• You can then enter a value and start scan again.

If you have cells you have intentionally left blank and want scan to skip them, enter either an asterisk (*) or a dash (-) in the cell and scan will skip it. For example, you may want to skip a cell if an item had both material and sub, but the sub bid already includes material.

Put the scan feature to work today and enjoy your extra free time and error-free estimates!

If you are not currently using Sage Timberline Office Estimating, give us a call at 425-284-5425 to find out how you can start.