Suppliers on the Menu Bar will display a list of all your suppliers. You can sort the list by any column by clicking the column heading. Click the same column heading again to sort in the opposite direction.
To find a supplier just click a field in any column you want to search (i.e. Name) and start typing. Quick Estimator™ 2005 will move to the nearest match. Keep typing until you find the one you want. If there is more than one match (i.e. you have two suppliers named "ABC Hardware") just hold down the Shift key and hit Enter. Quick Estimator™ 2005 will move to the next match.
Click the Options button and select View Notes to display supplier notes. Select again to hide.
Click the Options button and select Add New Supplier to add a new supplier.
Double-click a row to open a supplier in the Suppliers screen where you can view or edit the complete details for the supplier.
The Suppliers screen allows you to store a list of all the suppliers you use.
Use the Browse drop-down list to browse through your suppliers. You can also search for a supplier by typing a supplier name in the Browse drop-down list. As you type the list will filter out the closest matches. Keep typing until you find the one you want. Hit the Enter key to move to that supplier.
There are four custom fields you can use to store additional information about an supplier. To edit the names of the custom fields, click Setup / Tools on the Main Screen, then click Set / Defaults and then click Custom Fields.
Clicking the Options button will display the drop-down menu shown below.
Select Add New Supplier to add a new supplier.
Select Print to print one or more suppliers. See the Printing Suppliers topic to learn more about printing suppliers.
Select Get Directions To Job to get directions from the suppliers address to a job site address. This requires an internet connection and that you have chosen a country on the User Information screen. Select a project from the Project drop-down list and click the Options button and select Get Directions. This will open a web page on mapquest.com displaying the turn by turn directions. While viewing the directions, there is an option to reverse the directions so that it will show directions from the job site to the supplier. You can print out the directions for faxing to the supplier or giving to your crew. You must have at least entered a street address, a city and a state for both the supplier and the project. This feature may not work well in some rural areas.
Select Delete to delete the current supplier.