There are two toolbars in Quick Bid:

• The Main toolbar - contains program functions
• The Bids toolbar - contains functions related to bidding

Many Toolbar functions are repeated on the File, Edit, View, Tools, and Bid menus - each discussed in the articles that follow.

Main Toolbar

Button	Function	What it does/How it is used...	Keystroke (Shortcut)
	New	Creates a new Bid, Condition, markup, etc depending on current focus	<Ctrl> + <N>
	Open	Accesses the Open Databases dialog to manage databases	<Ctrl> + <O>
	Print	Prints whatever currently has focus
	Print Preview	Previews a print of whatever has focus
	Cut	Removes selection to the clipboard	<Ctrl> + <X>
	Copy	Copies selection to the clipboard	<Ctrl> + <C>
	Paste	Pastes previously cut/copied selection from the clipboard to the current focus	<Ctrl> + <V>
	Duplicate	Duplicates the currently selected item, Bid, condition, etc.	<Ctrl> + <D>
	Delete	Deletes whatever currently has focus	<Delete>

Bid Tool Bar

Button	Function
	Opens a dialog where the estimator can specify the Active Sections for a Bid (see Selecting "Active" Bid Sections)
	Opens the Cover Sheet for the selected Bid (see Filling Out the Cover Sheet)
	Allows the estimator to send a Bid package of the selected Bid to file or via e-mail (see Exporting, Sending, and Importing Bid Packages)
	Opens the Bid Reports dialog (see Reports - Overview)
	Opens the Generate Proposals dialog (see Proposals and Quotations)
	Opens the Bid Exports dialog (see Bid, Labor, Material, and Accounting Exports

Setting Decimal Places (Rounding)

Quick Bid Program Menus

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