NOTE-- We retired the BidMagic Material Takeoff
Software in 2001. It has been replaced by Goldenseal Material
Takeoff Software.
We still include this BidMagic estimating software manual
as a convenience for users of our older program. Many features are
similar, in Goldenseal estimating.
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To print a price request sheet:
1. Open the BidMagic Material
Manager.
2. Choose Print Price Request from the File menu.
3. You will be asked which cost categories to include. Click the Select All button to print a price
request for all categories, or select the desired categories, then click OK.
HINT: To select several categories at once, hold down the Command key as you click on the name of each category.
4. You will be asked which suppliers to include. Click the Select All button to print a price request for
all suppliers, or select the desired suppliers, then click OK.
5. BidMagic will print the price request.
6. Take or mail the printout to your local supplier(s), and have them fill in the prices for the listed items.
It may take a reminder or two to get them to do that, but it will be worth the effort!
If you don't
like the look of the printed price request, you can also export the text to a word processor or spreadsheet
program, and set it up to look any way you'd like.
To export a price request sheet:
1. Open the BidMagic Material Manager.
2. Choose Export Price Request from the Materials menu.
3. Enter a name for the Request file, then click Save.
4. You will be asked which cost categories to include. Click the Select All button to print a price
request for all categories, or select the desired categories, then click OK.
HINT: To select several categories at once, hold down the Command key as you click on the name of
each category.
5. You will be asked which suppliers to include. Click the Select All button to print a price request
for all suppliers, or select the desired suppliers, then click OK.
6. Switch to a word processor or spreadsheet program.
7. Choose Open from the File menu, and 'navigate' to the location where you saved the price request
file.
8. Format the file however you'd like.
9. Choose Print from the File menu to print it for your suppliers.
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