Convert units in the Estimate tab
- Open a job in the Manage Estimates screen.
- From the Estimate tab, select the items to convert. If you want to convert all items, don't select items.
- To convert the units for all items, right-click on any item and select Convert – All Units. To convert only the selected cost items in a specific folder, right-click on the folder and select Convert – Selected Units.
- In the From column of row 1, select the first unit you want to convert.
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In the To column of row 1, select the unit you want to convert to from the unit you selected in the From field.
Note: If you are converting from Imperial units to metric units, click To Metric to automatically select units for conversion. If you are converting from metric units to Imperial units, click To Imperial to automatically select units for conversion. This selects many of the basic conversions for you. You can still edit these conversions, clear specific ones, and select additional conversions.
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If you want to convert the Unit Cost of the cost items, select the checkbox in the Costs column in row 1.
Note: The Extended Cost of the cost item does not change when you select the Costs checkbox, only the unit cost changes since you are changing the units.
- Repeat steps 4 - 6 for the next row until you have selected all the appropriate conversions.
- Once you have selected the appropriate conversions, click OK. The quantities in the estimate are converted to the units you specified.
