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title: Settings
description: "**Objective**: In this video and/or step by step walkthrough, you'll learn about settings on the estimate screen [https://vectortakeostg.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Settings.mp4](https://vectortakeostg.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Settings.mp4) #### Settings Button To access **Settings** for the **Estimate** screen, left click on the **Settings** button in the upper, right-hand corner of…"
url: "https://vectortakeoff.com/support/knowledgebase/settings/"
updated: "2022-05-16"
category: Estimate Screen
tags:
  - estimates
  - settings
---

# Settings

**Objective**: In this video and/or step by step walkthrough, you'll learn about settings on the estimate screen

      [https://vectortakeostg.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Settings.mp4](https://vectortakeostg.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Settings.mp4)

#### Settings Button

To access **Settings** for the **Estimate** screen, left click on the **Settings** button in the upper, right-hand corner of your screen

![](https://vectortakeostg.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screenshot_52-e1646671030172.jpg)

#### Settings Modal

Upon clicking on the Settings button, the **Settings Modal** will appear with available options

The scroll bar on the right-hand side allows you to view all options

![](https://vectortakeostg.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screenshot_53-e1646671221793.jpg)

#### Auto Save Every

**Auto Save** is initiated after you have remained idle on the screen for an allotted period of time.

Default Auto Save is 30 seconds

To change the value for **Auto Save Every**, click inside the box, backspace and type in a new value from 30-200 seconds

For this example, we are changing the Auto Save to 90 seconds. To save your new entry, left click outside of the box and you will see a message confirming that your settingd were saved

![](https://vectortakeostg.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screenshot_54-e1646671789805.jpg)

 

#### Format Decimals Fields

**Format Decimals** allows you to change how many decimal places numbers are displayed in various different fields on the **Estimate** screen

Left click inside the box, then backspace to type in a new value

Left click outside of the box to save your changes

For this example, we are changing the **Quantities** decimal points to "2"

After we make the change, you can see on the Estimate screen that any quantities have been changed to 2 decimal points

![](https://vectortakeostg.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screenshot_55-e1646672795397.jpg)

#### Hours, Unit Prices, Total Prices, Recap Totals

You can make the same types of changes to the other fields under Format Decimals for Hours, Unit Prices, Total Prices, Recap Totals

After making all of your changes, left click outside of the box to save your changes

On the **Estimate** screen you can view how these changes have effected each field

![](https://vectortakeostg.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screenshot-2022-03-07T121235.147-e1646673178971.png)

#### Font Size

Default **Font Size** is Medium but you can change to Small or Large. This change effects the size of the font on your Estimate screen

To change, click the radio button next to your choice

For this example we have changed the font to Small and you can see on the Estimate screen the change that has been made

![](https://vectortakeostg.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screenshot_56-e1646673528983.jpg)

#### Font Colors

The **Font Colors** represents all text related to each cost type

Left click on the **paint bucket** icon

Select your **base color** and **hue**

For this example, we have changed the **Subcontract** to a shade of Red

You will now see that all text for Subcontract has been changed to your selected color

![](https://vectortakeostg.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screenshot_57-e1646673817763.jpg)

#### Exit & Close

To exit the **font color** picker, left click the icon or anywhere else in the settings modul

Click the **X** to close the settings

![](https://vectortakeostg.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screenshot_58-e1646673988934.jpg)