Sales
How Estimates work
The system allows you to create and customize an Estimate where you can provide your customers with an approximation of how much you charge for products or services you provide. You can send the estimate online via Email, set negotiation appointments, get notified of the customer’s approval or rejection and edit as needed. Upon approval, simply convert the estimate to an invoice with a click of a button.
To Create An Estimate
- Select “Sales” from the navigation menu.
- Select “Estimates”.
- Click the button “New Estimate“.
- Select the “Estimate Layout” using the drop-down menu.
- To customize estimate layouts, please refer to the tutorial “Creating Estimate Layouts“.
- Input the Estimate details
- Select the estimate “Method” using the drop-down menu from
- Send via Email: to send the estimate to the client’s email.
- Print (Offline): to print out the estimate to the client.
- Note: The “Save” button at the bottom of the page will switch to “Save & Print” or “Save & Send Email” depending on the chosen delivery Method.
- Select the “Client” to whom the estimate is issued using the drop-down menu.
- Click the button “New” to add a new client on-screen.
- For more information on adding clients to the CRM database, please refer to the tutorial “Adding a new Client“.
- Click the button “New” to add a new client on-screen.
- Click the “Currency” abbreviation next to the button “New” to edit the estimate’s currency using the drop-down menu.
- Estimate Number: the serial number of the estimate; automatically filled.
- Estimate Date: the estimate creation date; set by default as the current date.
- Salesperson: Input the salesperson issuing the estimate if any; set by default to “None”.
- +: Click the “+” sign to add an extra Custom Field to the estimate.
- Input the custom field label.
- Input the field’s value.
- Select the estimate “Method” using the drop-down menu from
- Input the Estimate item details
- Item: Input the Estimate’s item(s) or search products or services using the drop-down.
- For more information on adding products or services, please refer to the tutorial “Adding a product or service“.
- Description: Add a description to the item or find it filled automatically in case the item has been previously registered.
- Unit Price: Input the estimated price of the item per unit.
- Quantity: Input the quantity of the product.
- Discount: Set a discount on the item(s) price in percentage (%) or amount ($) as needed.
- Note that item Discounts need to be activated in Sales Settings, for more information please refer to the tutorial ” General Invoice/Estimates Settings“.
- Tax: Select the tax using the drop-down menu.
- Click “Tax Settings” in the drop-down menu list to add a new tax using a pop-up window.
- For more information on adding taxes, please refer to the tutorial “Adding Taxes“.
- Click “Tax Settings” in the drop-down menu list to add a new tax using a pop-up window.
- Item: Input the Estimate’s item(s) or search products or services using the drop-down.
- Input the Estimate additional details as needed
- Discounts: Input a discount to be set on the total estimate amount using the drop-down menu to select from “Percentage” or “Amount“.
- Shipping Details: Fill in the shipping details in case there will be a shipment of products.
- For more information, please follow the detailed tutorial “Shipping Options“.
- Attach Documents: Upload a new document by browsing your device or drag and drop the file to attach it, or attach a previously uploaded document using the drop-down menu.
- Click the “Preview” button; click the drop-down to “Web Preview” or “PDF Preview” the estimate before saving or sending.
- On preview, click the button “Edit” in case you wish to go back to make edits to the estimate.
- Save the estimate as needed.
- Save as Draft: Save the estimate as a drafted version to be finalized later.
- Save & Don’t Email: Save the estimate without emailing it to the client.
- Save & Email: Save the estimate and send it to the client.
- Send with Revised Email: Select to make edits to the email template before sending it to the client.