Body Sections

The body of a document is broken into different sections. Each section contains cells that can be displayed to the user for input and then printed on the document. Data from the estimate can also be linked to the document by using placeholders. Follow these steps to create the body section.

Quick Steps

  1. Create Body Container.
  2. Create Body Section.
  3. Configure Body Section.

Create Body Container

  1. Open the Cell Tool Drawer using the Responsive screenshot button on the right side of the screen.
  2. Drag and drop a Body Container onto your document This will create a Body Container with one Section containing one Line item.

Create Sections

  1. Open the Cell Tool Drawer using the Responsive screenshot button on the right side of the screen.
  2. Drag and drop a Body Section onto your document. You can have multiple sections within a body container.

Edit Sections

    1. Click on the name of the section.
    2. Click on Settings to configure the following:
Responsive screenshot
App Title
Displays title on the App view/Input screen and website.
Contract Title
Displays at the top left of the section on the PDF.
Begin on New Page
Starts section on a new page.
Draw Border
Draws a Border around the section.
Hide in App
Hides the section from App view allowing it to appear only on the generated PDF document.
Allow Copy/Paste
Gives the user the ability to duplicate this section.
Shading Style
Allows you to change the shading style of cells within the section to None, Alternate Rows, All Rows.
Link Measure Sheet Items
Allows you to link multiple Measure Sheet Items to the section.
Linked Placeholders
Displays a list of placeholders and values that can be brought over about the item or items linked in the section.
Sync Placeholders
Syncs any placeholders created in the section. Please see Contract Linking for more details.