Time to jump in and get your feet wet. This topic describes how to quote a basic stationery package, printed by offset in two colors, using out-of-the-box Morning Flight prices.

 

Print Quote Window

 

 

 

Making the Letterhead Quote

 

From the main menu, click the Quote button, then click the F2 button or press F2.

•Double-click Letterheads.

•Back in the print quote window, click the F3 button.

•Place the highlight bar over 24 lb. Classic Laid, Avon Brilliant White, then click OK.

•Back in the print quote window, click the F4 button.

•Select Black plus Color, then click OK.

•In the window that opens, enter PMS "109", then click OK.

Back in the print quote window, click the Quantities button or press F12.

•Enter 500, 1,000, and 3,000, then click OK.

No refresh button! All prices are instantly updated as you enter new data or make changes.

 

 

Saving the Quote

 

When you make a quote, Morning Flight doesn't ask who the customer is because all you may want is a  price. But to save a quote, you'll need a tag of some sort to help you retrieve it. The customer's name will do, for now.

•While the print quote window is still open, click the Rolodex button in the black panel on top.

•Provided you haven't entered any customers yet, the window that opens will come up empty. Click the Add button, second from the left.
 

 

First click the Text button to allow upper case entry, then enter "ACME Automotive" in the Company field and click OK.

•Click OK in the print quote window to save the quote.

To keep "John Smith" from being entered as "john smith" one day and as "JOHN SMITH" the next, Morning Flight converts all customer names and addresses to initial caps. If text formatting is ON, you can turn it off by clicking the text button before you enter a name or address.

 

See also: Formatting Text

 

 

Making the Envelope Quote

 

Assuming that the ink colors for the envelope are the same as the colors we've used for the letterhead, it's quicker and safer to copy them from the previous job than to re-enter them from scratch.

 

While the print quote window is still open, click the Paste Ink Colors button on the bottom row. Note how the run configuration changes from "Black ink on front" to "Black + 1 Color on front."

•Swipe the cursor over the gray Ink Colors panel. When the cursor turns into a camera, left-click to verify that the color we'll be using is PMS 109. Close the window.

•Still in the print quote window, click the F2 button.

•First click Envelopes in the black panel on the right, then double-click Envelopes, Size 10 in the browse box on the left.

•Back in the print quote window, click the F3 button.

•Double-click 24 lb. Classic Laid, Avon Brilliant White.

•Click OK to save the quote, then close the print quote window.

 

 

Congratulations! Let's view the Results.

 

 

 

•From the main menu, select View > Quotes.

•Place the highlight bar over ACME Automotive, Sheet.

•Swipe the cursor over the black panel on the right. When the cursor turns into a Clock, left-click. See how much paper is needed for the job, and how long it should take to print it. Close the print preview window.

Back in the view quotes window, click the Camera button. In the window that opens, swipe the cursor over the white Product panel on the left. When the cursor icon turns into a camera, left-click. Note the ease with which Morning Flight lets you drill down for an itemized list of run prices. Getting a detailed view of Paper costs is just as simple.
 

 

Finally, click the Print button for a Print Preview of the price sheet.