Create a New Estimate Document

After setting up your Estimate Grid and optional Client Email and Confirmation Email, you’re ready to put these into an Estimate Document. The Estimate Document is what will be attached to an email or viewed on a webpage by a potential Client. This is where the Client or Lead will view services and accept the Estimate. You can create the Estimate Document from scratch or download a template from the Marketplace.

These steps show how to create a new Estimate Document:

1. Go to Settings > Documents.
2. Click Add Document on the top right corner of the Documents list.
3. For Document Type, select Estimate. 
   
   
   
   
4. Enter the document name and description (for your reference only; these are not seen by the client).
5. Enter an email subject that will appear on the Client’s email. This will be overwritten if you select an Estimate Email Document in the next step.
6. For “Estimate Email,” select the Client Email Document that you prepared.
7. For “Estimate Confirmation Email,” select the Confirmation Email Document you prepared.
8. For “Use Billing Email By Default,” choose to send this Estimate Document either to the Client’s Billing Email or Contact Email. In most cases, use “Contact Email.”
9. For “Include PDF in Email," select Yes to include a PDF copy of the estimate as an attachment. This is not needed if your estimate will be viewed and accepted online.
10. Click Save. The Document Editor appears.
11. Choose a template, or choose the blank document to build it from scratch. In this example, we chose the third option. 
    
    
    
    
12. Modify any fields as needed.
13. Click the Estimate Grid placeholder to select it. The Estimate Grids you’ve already built appear on the right side of the screen.
    
    
    
    
14. If you’re building an Estimate Document from scratch, insert an Estimate Grid into the Estimate Document by doing the following:
    1. On the “Rows” tab, drag and drop a new row where you want pricing to display.
    2. On the “Content” tab, click Dynamic Content, then drag it to the row you just inserted. This is where your grid will go.
    3. Click the radio button on the right to select a grid.
15. Add social media links, if you wish.
16. Optionally, you can include any text, such as your Terms and Conditions, below the grid at the bottom of the Estimate Document. This additional information can allow the Estimate Document to serve as a contract agreement.

After you create your Estimate Document, you can send it.

For information on using the Document Editor, please see the Document Editor User Guide.