Overview of Estimating Preference Screen

Use Estimate Templates On New Estimates: Place a mark in the checkbox to activate PrintPoint’s AutoStart screen. We recommend this feature for most users, but experienced PrintPoint users may prefer to leave this feature off.

Use Auto Data Entry on New Estimates: Place a mark in the checkbox to have PrintPoint prompt you for information at each step of the estimate process.

Estimate Total Roundoff: This menu allow you to set the price rounding methods for pricing the estimate form.

• Start New Estimates with Calculated Ink Method: Place a mark in the checkbox if you run many large jobs and you want to use PrintPoint’s calculated method for determining ink usage. If you do a lot of simple jobs, you might want to leave this unchecked, and PrintPoint will calculate ink charges based on a flat rate.
• Start New Estimate with Black Ink: Place a mark in the checkbox if you use black ink for most jobs.
• Percent of Coverage if Calculated Ink Method: In the box, enter a default value for the ink coverage you are normally use.
• Default % on 4 Color: Set the default percentages for each color on 4-color jobs.

• Use cutting alert: Place a mark in the checkbox if you want PrintPoint to alert you when either the layout or cutout appear to suggest cutting when you may have not indicated it in the Post-Press section of the estimate.
• Use Ink alert: Place a mark in the checkbox if you want PrintPoint to alert you when ink has not been selected on an estimate.
• Exclude Outside Service from Global Markup: Place a mark in the checkbox if you do not want outside services to be included in the global markup.
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• Suppress Comp Vs. Custom Dialog when changing quantity: Place a mark in the checkbox if you don’t want PrintPoint to display a dialog box every time you change quantity on a WorkSheet.
• Lock Pre-Press Dialog Rates on Short Form: Place a mark in the checkbox so users cannot alter these rates when making an estimate. This is useful if you have people in your shop who are using the Short
• Hide Adjusted Total on Estimate Printout: Place a mark in the checkbox if you do not want the total to print on the estimate.
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Include waste in copier total printing cost: Place a mark in the checkbox if you wish to include waste in copier total printing cost.