Opening a Project Estimate in its Associated Editor

You can choose to open your project estimate in its associated editor. You can do this directly from the Generate Project Estimate dialog, or by using the View Project Estimate tool.  

To open a project estimate from the Generate Project Estimate dialog:

1. In the Generate Project Estimate dialog, select File > Open with Associated Editor. You are prompted to save the report.

2. Click Yes to save the report. The report is then opened in the associated editor. For example, if the report is using the Standard Report Form template, which generates a TXT file, the report will open in Notepad.

To view a saved project estimate:

1. Select Tools > Calculate/Estimate > View Project Estimate.

2. Click the Browse button, then locate the file to open.

3. Click Open. The report opens in its associated editor.

Tip: If you have already saved your estimate, an alternative way of opening it is to double-click the file in Windows Explorer, or to open the associated editor and use that program’s Open function.