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2.31. What is the "Book" icon used for?

Q:  I've just updated my copies of EstiMate to the 2.2.0.0 build, and now I have these "Book" icons next to some of the fields.  What are the used for?

A:  The open "Book"icons were originally in EstiMate 1, and they allowed you to go directly into the list that corresponded with the field directly to the left of it.  Since you could only have one window open at a time in EstiMate 1 this option allowed you to still be able to go into a particular list and edit, or add a new item if need be without closing out of your job just to do that. 

This option is now available again in EstiMate 2 starting with build number 2.2.0.0.  Even though you can have multiple windows open in EstiMate 2 there are still places in the software where you cannot open a new window until you close the current one (the plugin screens are one such area).  Now with the "Book" icon you can easily open a list to check the cost of a material, change the settings on your printer, add a new material, etc., all on the fly.  Once you make a change to an item in a list, or to the list itself the changes become effective in the plugin immediately.

To use this feature just click on the "Book" icon next to the field for the material you want to see the list for.  The "Book" icons are also next to any other item that has a list like customers, sales taxes, printers, etc.