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After doing my due diligence, almost all my sources pointed me to one program... Clear Estimates. This program is AMAZING! Clear Estimates, upon using it on its very first job, made me and extra $8000.00 in profit that I wouldn't have otherwise made." - Ryan Match

It's the easiest to use and most powerful 'out of the box' estimating program that we've ever seen." - Richard R. Miller, Jr.

I am positive we have gotten many jobs due to the professional quality of our Clear Estimates presentation." - Debra J. Camarota

The system proved to be easy to use, clear to understand and, (I stress this) IMMEDIATELY made me more money per job." - P.S. Nelsen

Clear Estimates has really opened lots of doors for us and we are so excited about how this product is going to help our business grow." - Graig Guido

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Website Pages

Technical support for Clear Estimates, easy to use estimating software for contractors
How our construction estimating software came to be
Subscribe to our construction estimating software
Clear Estimates online training – users manual
Some reviews of Clear Estimates contractor estimating software
System Requirements
Clear Estimates video tutorials, online training resources for our estimating software

Discussion Forum

Discussion Forum for Clear Estimates estimating software

Old Blog Posts

Google spreadsheets useful for estimating? Video demonstration.

Video Demonstration of Google Spreadsheets

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Patch for v2.5 is available!
First Quarter Prices Released
Review: Carbonite
Coming this week: Clear Estimates v2.5!
Have ideas for Clear Estimates v2.5? Now’s your time to share!
Database or spreadsheet. What’s the difference, anyway?
Fourth Quarter Prices Released
Third Quarter Prices Released
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First Quarter Prices Released
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User’s Manual Pages

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Project Manager

Basic Operations

To update part prices

To change the report title

To change the project sections title

To view the time card totals

To set up your time card

To include/exclude the ?Submitted To? section in reports

To include/exclude the ?Submitted By? section in reports

Standard View vs. Template View

Using the Schedule Editor

To remove parts from a template

To integrate with Quickbooks Pro©

To change a project title

Reports Manager

To change a project description

To include/exclude the project cost in reports

To refresh the prices of a project

To load a project

To delete a project

To create a new project

To add parts to a project using the Template View

To add parts to a project

Understanding the report viewer icons

Using the Part Editor

Time Card Editor

Reports Settings

My Company Info

To change the default markup percentage

To change your company logo

To incorporate a project into a report

To use the Part Import Wizard

How templates work

Hourly Labor Rate (HLR) Editor

To change the hourly labor rates

To subdivide or group projects within a report

To use the Global Material Multiplier Editor

To use the Part Export Wizard

Example template: bathroom

To edit a payment schedule

To edit part quantity formula values of parts in a template

To duplicate a project

To delete a template

To delete a payment schedule

To delete a part from the library

To share the program database over a network

To restore your database

To change the program database

Customers Manager

Using the cost status report screen

To enter a new customer

To delete a customer

To create a new payment schedule

To create a part master list

To create a new template

To create a preliminary proposal, formal proposal, or subcontractor bid request

To create a cost status report

To use the Cost Formula Info when defining a part

To edit a part’s cost, hourly multiplier, hourly labor rate, or material multiplier

To edit a component

To delete a component

To include/exclude your company logo in reports

To change your company information

To change the font used in the reports

To change a project’s markup

To change the text inserted when the ?P? button is pressed in the Part Editor

To change the rounding preferences

Using the preliminary, formal, and subcontractor screens

Using the Category Editor

Structuring a CSV file for importing

To edit a part’s category, description, unit type, proposal text, rank, or image

To edit a part category title

To delete a part category

To change the rank of part categories

To edit boilerplate text

To edit a boilerplate heading title

To delete a boilerplate heading

Using the boilerplate screen

To change the order of boilerplate headings

To add a new boilerplate heading

To backup your database

To define system settings

To change the application skin

To include/exclude the alternate list in reports

Understanding the proposal format

To edit an alternate

To delete an alternate

To change an alternate to a component

To change a component to an alternate

To add an alternate to a project

To add a template from a duplicate

To add parts to a template

To add a new part to the library

To add a part to the library from a duplicate

To add a part category

To add payments to a project

To add a component to a project

Understanding the Cost Status Report format

Tools, General Functions

Managers, General Functions

System Overview

Reports Manager

Project Manager, Template View

Project Manager

Customers Manager

Support

From the Blog

From the Support Forum