- Open a job in the Manage Estimates screen.
- From the NotePad tab, select the NotePad items you want to convert.
- Click Convert.
- 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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Repeat steps 4 and 5 for the next row until you have selected all the appropriate conversions.
Note: The Cost column does not affect any quantities in the NotePad tab. This column is only used when you convert units in the Catalog and Estimate tabs.
- Once you have selected the appropriate conversions, click OK. The quantities in the notepad are converted to the specified units.