În sistemul PrintPoint pot fi făcute Estimări într-unul
din următoarele module:
Modul Tipar offset sub formă concisă sau detaliată
Modul Copiator/Digital
Modul Ploter
Modul Prepress
Each of these modules employ PrintPoint’s Single Screen
technology with various “tools” such as Subsections, Dialogs,
Tools and QuickLinks for managing different components of
estimating.
ShortForm Single Screen Estimate Form for Offset
/ Simple Copy Estimating The ShortForm is ideal for
creating estimates when you don’t want or need to see or
adjust the amount of detail normally found on a WorkSheet. It
provides a simplified view of an estimate and allows for
customizing.
WorkSheet SingleScreen Estimate Form for
Offset / Simple Copy Estimating PrintPoint’s WorkSheet
allows access to every aspect of an estimate from a single
screen. QuickLinks, On-The-Fly database management, and other
tools enable you to create an estimate without needing to do
any preliminary setup of your database.
Copy/Digital Single Screen EstimateForm for
sophisticated Copy/Digital Estimating Copy/Digital Estimating
allows you to generate new estimates for jobs that use copiers
or digital copier equipment with multiple trays and
papers. Large Format Single Screen Estimate Form for Large
Format Estimating Large Format Estimating allows you to
generate new estimates for jobs that use large format
equipment, media, inks and square area measurement pricing.
AutoStart Dialog - Common Tool for ShortForm,
WorkSheet, Copy/Digital and Large Format PrintPoint’s Auto
Start feature uses Estimate Templates to simplify the process
of creating an estimate using the ShortForm, WorkSheet, Copy
and Large Format estimates.
Standard Draw Dialog for ShortForm and WorkSheet for
Offset Estimating Drawing tool - used by ShortForm and
WorkSheet for standard layouts not covered by Booklets or Lots.
Booklets Dialog Layout Dialog for ShortForm and
WorkSheet for Offset Estimating Drawing tool - used by
ShortForm and WorkSheet for common Booklets and advanced
booklet layouts with multiple forms.
Lots Dialog Layout Dialog for ShortForm and
WorkSheet for Offset Estimating Drawing tool - used by
ShortForm and WorkSheet for common Lots (number or originals)
and advanced lot layouts with multiple forms.
Number Out Diagramming Tool used for advanced setup
of cutouts. Drawing tool - used by various estimate forms
displaying 4 ways to run a Press Sheet and 4 ways to cut a
Parent Sheet including dutch cuts, grippers and borders.
Commonly used before you actually know how you are going to
run a job.
Paper Selection Dialog or Choice List for ShortForm,
WorkSheet, Copy/Digital and Large Format PrintPoint employs
several options for selecting paper for each of its various
estimating forms. These options include: Paper Selector
Dialog, Paper Choice List, Size Matching Buttons
Ink & Run Dialog Dialog used by ShortForm and
WorkSheet for Offset Estimating Ink Selection and Run Setup
The Ink & Run Setup Dialog is used to define which inks
will be used on either or both sides of the sheet, the
percentage of coverage for each ink if “Calculated Ink Method
is being used and the run style such as Sheetwise or Work
& Turn if you have not previously customized this setup in
the Booklets & Lots Custom Setup Dialogs.
PrePress Dialog or Choice List used by ShortForm,
WorkSheet, Copy/Digital and Large Format for selecting
pre-press Divided into 4 user-modifiable buttons displaying 4
categories of pre-press information from the Pre-Press Table
and 4 additional free-form fields for additional pre-press
selections from choice lists. Post-Press Common Tool for
ShortForm, WorkSheet, Copy/Digital and Large Format
Sub-Section of estimating forms with 12 default choices and an
optional Post-Press Selector Dialog for adding detail and
customizations to post-press selections. Note: The
Post-Press and Outside Service areas share a common subsection
of the estimating forms.
Outside Services Common Tool for ShortForm,
WorkSheet, Copy/Digital and Large Format Sub-Section of
estimating forms with 12 default choices and an optional
Outside Service Selector Dialog for adding detail and
customizations to post-press selections.
CompVsCustom Dialog Common Tool for ShortForm,
WorkSheet Tracks all customization to an estimate, allowing
you to lock values, clear values, etc.
Description Dialog Common Tool for ShortForm,
WorkSheet, Copy/Digital and Large Format Updating the Default
Job Description
Quote and Invoice Description
Shipping Description
Notes Dialog Common Tool for ShortForm, WorkSheet,
Copy/Digital and Large Format Enter Estimate Notes.
Enter Job Ticket Notes.
Review Estimate History
Review the Last Job Number if the current estimate is a
clone of an existing job. Enter a custom paper or paper
color to appear on your Job Ticket and Paper Purchase Order
Profit & Quantity Review Dialog Common Tool for
ShortForm, WorkSheet, Copy/Digital and Large Format Dialog
that allows you to markup or discount the estimated price of a
job using percentages or by directly entering a desired profit
for all three quantities.
Shipping Common Tool for ShortForm, WorkSheet,
Copy/Digital and Large Format Sub-Section or Dialog that
allows you to enter directly or select an instructions,
address and telephone number from a pre-defined customer based
list.
Price Lists Common Tool for ShortForm, WorkSheet,
Copy/Digital and Large Format PrintPoint. allows you to
generate Price Lists from existing or newly created estimates
and maintain books of your price lists.
Cloning Common Tool for ShortForm, WorkSheet,
Copy/Digital and Large Format PrintPoint’s Cloning feature
allows you to make a duplicate of an existing
estimate. Cloning is a great time saver when you want to
create a new estimate that is similar to an existing estimate
in your database.
Templates Common Tool to ShortForm, WorkSheet,
Copy/Digital and Large Format PrintPoint enables you to save
“templates” of existing estimates that have previously been
created. All aspects of the original estimate are used to
recreate new estimates.
Linking Common Tool for ShortForm, WorkSheet,
Copy/Digital and Large Format Graphic Library Common Tool
for ShortForm, WorkSheet PrintPoint’s Graphic Library provides
a collection of graphic illustrations of common jobs (e.g.,
Envelope, 16 Page Booklet) and allows the user to add
additional illustrations. These graphics can be selected at
estimating time, and can then be printed on the Job Ticket to
minimize the risk of errors when the job is actually
printed.
Layout Library Common Tool for ShortForm, WorkSheet
The Layout Library stores dimensions and specifications of
common layouts used by the Standard Drawing and Booklets/Lots
dialogs. These layouts contain information about the length,
width, grippers, borders, number of pages, signatures, etc. It
also allows you to attach a graphic from the Graphic
Library.
Mobile Optional Module PrintPoint Mobile is an
optional module that allows you to create estimates on a
separate computer such as a laptop (not connected as a client
to the PrintPoint Server) and import those estimates into your
central database.
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