Features
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EstimatorXpress Version 6
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EstimatorXpress Version 7
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EstimatorXpress Version 8
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EstimatorXpress Version 8.5
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EstimatorXpress 2015
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EstimatorXpress 2017
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EstimatorXpress 2018
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| Price Tracker technology linking latest material prices* (NB. You must have Support & Updates in place to keep this ‘live’.) |
No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Live link to merchant catalogues (Jewson, Graham, TradePoint or Travis Perkins†*(NB. You must have Support & Updates in place to keep these ‘live’.)
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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X-connex data-sharing technology – connectivity with PlansXpress
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| X-connex data-sharing technology – connectivity with Health & Safety Xpert |
No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| X-connex data-sharing technology – connectivity with ProjectXpert |
No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| X-connex data-sharing technology – connectivity with ContractsXpert |
No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| New estimating calculators including Timber Frame and lofts† |
No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| Search facility for Workbooks |
No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| New estimating calculators including bay windows, universal roof, PVC- front & backdoors, replacement doors & more |
No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| 64 bit Windows compatibility |
No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Office 2010 compatibility
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| Improved job sorting |
No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| Basements & Retaining Walls Workbooks Bonus Pack† |
No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| Office & Shopfit Workbooks Bonus Pack† |
No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| Stage Payment Calculator Bonus Pack† |
No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| PlansXpress 2 compatibility |
No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| New estimating calculators- attics, staircase, internal double doors, Steel & Glulam beams |
No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| New estimating calculators – updated plastering & drylining, bathrooms, kitchens, cladding, decking, boilers, staircases & more |
No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| SIPS & ICF Workbooks Bonus Pack† |
No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| Windows 8 compatibility |
No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| Office 2013 compatibility |
No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| PlansXpress 4 compatibility |
No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| Part L Building regulations update |
No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| New estimating calculators for bi-fold doors, coping stones, skirting and other moulding for walls |
No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| Mini Specs for Brickwork and Roof tiling picking |
No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| Speed improvements |
No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| PlansXpress 3 compatability |
No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| Invoice Generator Bonus Pack† |
No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| New estimating calculators for Crystal Direct PVC-U windows, doors, conservatories, bi-folds, roof lanterns and more |
No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| Live link to merchant catalogue to Crystal Direct (PVC-U)†* |
No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| Improved door & window selection |
No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| Office 2016 compatability |
No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| Windows 10 compatability |
No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| Mini Specs for ‘Roof Guttering’, ‘Fascia, Bargeboard and Soffits to Sloped Roofs’ and ‘Fascia, Bargeboard and Soffits to Flat Roofs’. |
No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| Updated Building Regulations text for linkage to PlansXpress |
No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| IMPROVED look of the software for high resolution screens (setting different DPI settings) |
No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| New drainage, sewage treatment plant estimating calculators (inc Soakaways/pumps/tanks) |
No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| Improved build phases for renovation and demolition |
No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| Mini specs for “no decoration” |
No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| Improved connectivity with Health & Safety Xpert 2016 onwards |
No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| New ribbon toolbar navigation |
No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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| Estimating wizard improvements to remember preferences |
No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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| Auto-named workbooks and worksheets |
No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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| NEW estimate backup functionality |
No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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| NEW EstimatorXpress LIVE additional licences for data-sharing with colleagues† |
No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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| NEW Manager/Collaborator toolset available† |
No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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| ‘My Projects’ screen now displays the start date of each project |
No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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| ‘Project Summary’ screen now displays the start date of each estimate |
No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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| ‘Filter Bars’ dialog from within a bar chart in a project now allows filtering and sorting of build phase name & job number |
No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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| Cash flow graphs from within a project now show a separate cumulative line for each estimate |
No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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| Charts by build phase from within a project gives the option to merge similarly named build phases from multiple projects together |
No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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| Printing a project bar chart allows you to split the printout over multiple pages |
No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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| New Quick Quote Estimating Project Templates for super-fast estimating† |
No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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| Improved New Estimate Wizard |
No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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| New excavation method Mini Spec- choose from JCB, Mini Digger or manual excavation |
No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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| New estimating calculators – internal stripping out, domestic carpeting, plastered ceiling renovation and gutter & fascia renovation |
No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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| Workbooks improved and updated to include excavation mini spec |
No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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| Updated electrical sockets Workbook (including USB sockets) |
No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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| New Velux Window Workbook (includes Velux Window picker to allow the user to choose from over 500 Velux windows) |
No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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| New workbooks added to Quick Quote: Velux Windows & Floor Screed |
No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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| Quote enhancement – you can now enter assumptions, omissions & provisional sums |
No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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| New EstimatorXpress Main Menu |
No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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| Location property on a worksheet now allows longer names to be entered |
No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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| Compatible with PlansXpress v.5 [Only applies to EstimatorXpress 2018 v.9.09.0] |
No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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| Pathway to get new features (prices ex VAT) |
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