Using the ribbon menu
You use the ribbon menu to navigate to the various windows in Sage Estimating (SQL). The ribbon layout groups similar tasks on the same tab. For example, tasks related to the estimate spreadsheet, such as those for modifying the spreadsheet layout, are found on the Home tab as shown in the following figure.
The icon provides convenient access to the . You can open any estimate to which you have security permission from this pane, which you can keep open by floating it anywhere on your desktop or by docking it as a pane to the spreadsheet.
Tasks are further grouped within each tab according to functionality. Spreadsheet manipulation functions, for example, are found in the Spreadsheet Display group of the Home tab.
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Double-click any tab on the ribbon (Home, Takeoff, Reports, Data, or Advanced) to collapse the ribbon and save space. The collapsed ribbon appears as shown in the following figure.
Ribbon tabs remain visible while the ribbon is collapsed. Hover the cursor over any tab on the collapsed ribbon if you want to view the ribbon contents.
Double-click any tab again to expand the ribbon.
Right-click on any task icon and select Add to Quick Access Toolbar to add it to the Quick Access toolbar. Alternatively, remove any task icon from the Quick Access toolbar by right-clicking on it and selecting Remove from Quick Access Toolbar.
Click any of the tab links below to learn more about its associated tasks.