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If you are having any problems or need some help with the Quick Estimator™ 2003 program, you can use our Submit Support Case page to contact us or you can email support@quickestimator.com. Before submitting a case or contacting us you may want to search or online knowledgebase. This is where we post solutions to problems or errors users have encountered. It also includes answers to common questions and tips.

When you purchase the Quick Estimator™ 2003 program you get thirty days of free support. After thirty days there is a charge of $25 USD per incident. Please click here for information about our support policy and for support tips.

Download the Quick Estimator 2003 Getting Started Guide. This is just a basic step-by-step guide to setting up the Quick Estimator™ 2003 program and creating an estimate. Not all the features are covered and it does not go into detail about every task. You can access detailed help on each task using the built-in help file. Just press the F1 key on the keyboard while working on any form to access help for that form. You can also view the online User Guide which includes all the information in the help file.

We will also be posting How-To videos on this page. These will demonstrate how to to do various tasks in the Quick Estimator™ 2003. There is also a FAQ section which will answer the most common questions from users.

This is where current users will also find the latest free update or patch for the Quick Estimator™ 2003. We may issue free updates or patches to fix bugs or to add new features.

 

Latest Update or Patch

Make sure you download the correct update for your country. If you do install the wrong update,  downloading and installing the correct one will fix the problem.

US & Canada
Version 3.0.8 is now available. Existing 3.0 users can download this update for free. You must have version 3.0.2 or later to use this update. If you have not upgraded to version 3.0 yet you can download it or order it on CD. If you have version 3.0 but have not upgraded to version 3.0.2 or 3.0.3, you will need to download the version 3.0.3 update first. Click here to download version 3.0.3. Use the link below to download version 3.0.8. This version will also work in Australia & New Zealand.

Version 3.0.8 Update (US & Canada - 3.26 MB)

Changes in version 3.0.8

  1. Fixed a problem where some users were getting an error message when the clicked on "Open Most Recent Data File" telling them the file was already in use.

Changes in version 3.0.7

  1. Fixed a problem that was introduced in version 3.0.6 that would cause an error when trying to upgrade from any version prior to version 3.0.2.

Changes in version 3.0.6

  1. Fixed a problem when adding cost book items while creating an estimate. If you added a new cost book item from the Cost Book Item Selector form the item would show up blank when you returned to the estimate. You had to close the estimate and reopen it and then reselect the item.
     
  2. Updated the Quote Request report to now show the estimate name on the report. We also made changes to how the report groups and total items on the report. This applies to estimates where you have an item listed more than once from the same supplier in your estimate. These items are now more visibly grouped and the total is more descriptive so you know what it applies to. This also applies to the Purchase Order reports.

Changes in version 3.0.5

  1. Updated the Project Diary so that when you are selecting items in the diary you can see the variation along with the item name. Now if you have more than one variation of the same item in an estimate it will be easy to distinguish them.
     
  2. Updated the Customize Estimate screen to now show items that are part of an assembly highlighted in red.

Changes in version 3.0.4

  1. Fixed a problem with the Project Diary where some job tracking quantities were not being entered correctly..

Changes in version 3.0.3

  1. Added the ability to update Estimate Templates when you make changes to Cost Book items. Now when you change the Unit, Unit Cost or Supplier for any cost book items, you can apply those changes to all estimate templates that use use those items with one click.
  2. Fixed a problem with the Project Diary when entering labor items where you had to enter a quantity in the Today's Quantity field before being able to open the Project Diary Labor Task Details form.
  3. Fixed a problem with the Project Diary Labor Task Details form where when entering new entries you had to move to a new blank line in order for the total man-hours to be updated.
  4. Fixed a problem with Project Diary Labor Task Details form where the Job Tracking was not being updated with the total man-hours.
  5. Fixed a problem where tax was being calculated when you added Assemblies to Estimate Templates.

Changes in version 3.0.2

  1. Added the ability to print the customer estimate on letter headed paper by letting you hide the page header and/or the page footer.
  2. Added the ability to hide the taxes on the customer estimate.
  3. Increased the font size for line item notes on the screen and on the printouts.
  4. Fixed a problem where the estimate subtotal and total may be slightly different between the screen and the printout. This would only happen is some cases where the estimate only had assemblies and you used the Adjust Price feature.
  5. Fixed a problem with the number of items in an estimate being incorrectly reported on the screen if the estimate had one or more assemblies.

Changes in version 3.0.1

  1. Added Assembly Groups to help organize and find assemblies.
  2. Added Fixed Quantity option to assembly items.
  3. Assembly notes can now be added to an estimate when the assembly is added.
  4. Completely redesigned the cost book Import/Export feature. It is now much more powerful and flexible.
  5. Fixed a problem with when fixed cost items were added to an estimate. Sometimes the tax was not calculated.

United Kingdom
Version 3.0.4 update is now available. To upgrade to version 3.0 you must order it on CD. Existing 3.0 users will receive this update on CD. Do not download the US & Canadian version.

Ireland
Version 3.0.4 update is now available. To upgrade to version 3.0.4 you must order it on CD.

Minor upgrades and fixes are always free to all existing users. Major upgrades will have a special upgrade price for existing users.

The current US & Canadian version is 3.0.8 (Will also work in Australia & New Zealand)
The current UK version is 3.0.4
The current Irish version is 3.0.4
 

 

How-To Videos


Version 3.0 videos
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FAQ

  1. Does Quick Estimator link to any accounting programs?
  2. Can I create invoices in Quick Estimator?
  3. Can I use it on my laptop and my desktop?
  4. How many estimates can I store in my data file?
  5. Can I use CSI Codes?
  6. I imported an existing estimate which had linked items in it into a new estimate but when I change the quantities of the main item, the quantities of the linked items are not updated. Why is this?
  7. Some times the taxes on an estimate are out by a few cents. Why is this?
  8. How do I email my estimates from Quick Estimator
  1. Q: Does Quick Estimator link to any accounting programs?

    A: Yes version 3.0 now links to QuickBooks . You can easily copy your customers, projects and cost book items from Quick Estimator 2003 to QuickBooks. We hope to add invoicing to a later version.

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  2. Q: Can I create invoices in Quick Estimator?

    A: No, not at this time,

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  3. Q: Can I use it on my laptop and my desktop?

    A: Yes, you can use it on one or more laptops and synchronize them with a desktop. This is achieved by replicating your data file as many times as needed and placing those replicas on the laptops. Quick Estimator™ 2003 has a very simple to use tool built-in to create these replicas and keep them synchronized. This allows you to make changes on the desktop and the laptops and then synchronize them. See the Replication & Synchronization topic in the online help file to learn more about this feature.

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  4. Q: How many estimates can I store in my data file?

    A: There is no limit to how many customers, projects or estimates you can have.

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  5. Q: Can I use CSI Codes?

    A: Yes, you can use CSI Codes, however there is no special mechanism for doing this. To use CSI Codes you simply enter the code in front of your cost book item group names and your cost book item names. You can also use your own custom coding system. An example of this can be seen in the sample data file that comes with Quick Estimator™ 2003. There is also a list containing over 1500 industry standard CSI Codes built-in for your reference.

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  6. Q: I imported an existing estimate which had linked items in it into a new estimate but when I change the quantities of the main item, the quantities of the linked items are not updated. Why is this?

    A: This has been fixed in version 3.0. In version 3.0 Linked Items are called Assemblies. When you import an estimate or estimate template that includes assemblies into a new estimate, the assemblies will work in the new estimate..

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  7. Q: Some times the taxes on an estimate are out by a few cents. Why is this?

    A: This problem was caused by the computer rounding some of the calculated numbers. This has been fixed in version 2.2. Existing users can download it above.

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  8. Q: How do I email my estimates from Quick Estimator

    Version 3.0 now lets you email estimates and some other reports with one click. This requires you install PDFMAILER, a free version of which is included on the Quick Estimator™ 2003 CD or you can download a copy from the PDFMailer web site at www.pdfmailer.com
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 


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