Save a Modified Crew Shortcut
When HCSS eliminated the need to go to the “Modify Crew” routine otherwise knows affectionately as the “Cat in the Hat” icon HeavyBid users visited the routine much less frequently. As they did so they either forgot and never noticed the “Copy to a New…
Make Visible Shortcut Keys in HeavyBid
There is a setting in the Microsoft operation system that allows shortcut keys to be visible. Your screen if this has been activated on your computer (or your remote session) should like this in Tree View. Each underline key can be activated by pressing the…
Search Biditems or Activities by Description in Tree View
This might not seem like a very useful feature until you have hundreds of biditems or activities. In the TreeView and on the biditems right-click and you will get a pop up screen that has two radio buttons. One is searching on Biditem description and…
HeavyBid Reference Card
This has not been updated for a while but still useful for new users. Covers lots of shortcuts that you can use in Heavybid. A one sheet (front and back – designed to be a laminated trifold) with HeavyBid information. Before HCSS went to a…
Setting up same piece of equipment with weekly and monthly rates
The trend I am seeing is that contractors for outside equipment (not owned) want the option in an estimate to select either a weekly or monthly rate quickly. Problem is in the equipment setup you would have to input a new rental rate if you…
Deleting Resources and Crews
In a training the other day the question was asked how to delete crews in the estimate setup. You can delete any resource as long as it is not in the estimate. In the Crew Setup there is an option tab that is very handy…
HeavyBid Cloud Keyboard Shortcuts
I really like the HCSS HeavyBid Cloud version but for users it can be frustrating navigating the Cloud since keyboard shortcuts are different than your windows environment. Below is the equivalent Cloud keyboard shortcuts that will assist you to navigate inside Cloud apps.
Customize Columns Change Activity Data – New Feature V2015
I am finding in Version 2015 improvements that HCSS don’t call out in their list of new features. Some are just tweaks in screens but others are revisions that you should be aware of. One is in the EDIT>CHANGE ACTIVITY DATA. In previous versions you could…
Outline Activities First
Many of HeavyBid users do not use an Activity codebook. Nothing wrong with that but creating one activity at a time you can get lost in the forest because of the trees. Create an outline first of your activities than proceed with filling in the details. First…
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