Estimator Line Item Formulas

NOTE-- MacNail was retired in 2000, and replaced with Goldenseal construction estimating software. There are many die-hard MacNail users, so we still keep the manuals online for them! Goldenseal also includes accounting, job costing, and contract writing features. It includes commands to add, delete and copy rows in Goldenseal estimates. You can also move the position of line items with a control-drag.

Working with Estimating Line Items

To add more rows for additional line items in the MacNail construction estimating software, click anywhere in the row where you'd like to add them, drag down through the number of rows you'd like to add, then choose Add Rows Here from the Edit menu.

To delete line items from the estimating worksheet, drag the mouse through any cells in the rows you'd like to delete, then choose Delete Rows from the Edit menu. The selected row or rows will be deleted, and the rows below them will be shifted upward to take their place.

To clear line items, drag the mouse through any cells in the rows you'd like to clear, then choose Clear Rows from the Edit menu. The text will be removed from the selected row or rows, leaving blank spaces.

To change the calculation method or skilled wage rate for one or more line items between Labor and Materials, Sub and Materials and Subcontracted, select the row or rows you'd like to change, then choose Specs Formulas from the Formula menu.

To include the suggested quantity of an item in the bid, choose Include in Bid from the Edit menu. To remove the 'suggested' quantity, choose Remove from Bid from the Edit menu.