User Guide

How to Create a Desktop Shortcut

Quickly login into your STACK Account

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated over a week ago

How to Quickly Get Started -Screen Shot

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated over a week ago

How to Upload a Project - Screen Shot

Learn how to upload PDF, ZIP, PNG, TIFF and JPG files into your project

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated over a week ago

How to Navigate the Project List and Bid Calendar

Functionality in the project list and calendar view

Written by Troy Newman
Updated this week

How to Quickly Search Plans and Find Relevant Plan Pages

Enter a keyword to easily search your entire plan set to save you a ton of time.

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated this week

How to Add Project Notes

Quickly document information pertaining to the project

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated over a week ago

How to Upload Additional Plans to Your Project - Screen Shot

It is easy to add more plan pages to an existing project

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated over a week ago

How to Automatically Name Plan Sheets - Screen Shot

Let STACK name your plan sheets for you

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated this week

How to Easily Create and Organize Plans by Folders - Screen Shot

Use our drag and drop feature to move and group your plan pages / folders

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated over a week ago

How to Open Multiple Thumbnail Pages - Screen Shot

Opening more than one thumbnail at a time

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated over a week ago

How to Rotate Plans - Screen Shot

How to rotate plans

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated over a week ago

How to use Plan Overlay

How STACK can help you visually see the difference between two plans

Written by Troy Newman
Updated over a week ago

How to Use Overlay if One Scale is Different from the Other?

If the Plan pages you are overlaying are not lining up there are a few ways to correct them.

Written by Sarah Nimersheim
Updated over a week ago

How to use Automatic Plan Hyperlinking

How STACK can quickly link to plans with details

Written by Troy Newman
Updated over a week ago

How to Delete Plans - Screen Shot

Deleting Thumbnail Plans

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated over a week ago

How to Print to PDF

Download a plan page, with or without your takeoff, as PDF

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated over a week ago

How to Print a Portion of a Plan to PDF

You can print or export only the portion of a plan that is visible on your screen

Written by Justin Ogilby
Updated over a week ago

How to Use Labels - Screenshot

Need to organize your takeoffs? Labels can help sort measurements to meet your needs

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated over a week ago

Project Search

Need to find a project? STACK has a project Search that allows you to find it

Written by Sarah Nimersheim
Updated over a week ago

How to Start a Takeoff - Screen Shot

Use this guide to learn how to start a takeoff using STACK Software.

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated over a week ago

How to Navigate Your Takeoffs-Screen Shot

This article will help you understand how to navigate your takeoffs for the best workflow

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated over a week ago

How to perform takeoffs on plans with multiple scales-Screen Shot

If your plan has two or more scales on the same page, we have a solution for you.

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated over a week ago

How to Set the Scale

Learn how to calibrate the scale so that you know your scale is correct

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated over a week ago

How to Autocount- Screen Shot

Let STACK count your symbols for you!

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated over a week ago

How to Edit or Delete Geometries

Edit or Delete

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated over a week ago

How to Cut out or Remove an Area from a Takeoff

You can deduct a

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated over a week ago

How to Copy / Paste

Copying and pasting geometries

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated over a week ago

How to use the additional functionality of a takeoff template-Screen Shot

It is easy to edit, duplicate, delete and hide your takeoffs. You can also add your takeoffs to your takeoff library.

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated over a week ago

How to Edit Takeoffs - Screen Shot

You can change the color or symbol used to identify a takeoff. You can also duplicate it and save it to your library.

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated over a week ago

How to Use the Multiplier - Screen Shot

Draw one or more geometries and multiply them

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated over a week ago

How to use Plan legend - Screen Shot

How to add a takeoff summary list as a plan legend to a plan page

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated over a week ago

How to Locate a Geometry - Screen Shot

How to locate a specific geometry from the reports section

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated over a week ago

How to Use Mark-Up Tools

Enhance your project with our Mark-up tools

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated over a week ago

How to Hide Markups on a Plan

How to turn off the visibility of markups

Written by Troy Newman
Updated over a week ago

How to use Bookmarks

Create links to quickly zoom to other pages

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated over a week ago

How to Create a Takeoff Template Library

Saving your Takeoffs to your Takeoff Library will save you time

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated over a week ago

How to Create an Item

Create an Item to build a materials and pricing list for your bid

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated over a week ago

How to Attach an Item to a Takeoff

Attaching a material or labor item

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated over a week ago

How to Edit an Assembly - Screen Shot

How to quickly change the values of an assembly

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated over a week ago

How to Attach an Assembly - Screen Shot

How to add a materials assembly

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated over a week ago

How to Build an Assembly

Building an assembly

Written by Troy Newman
Updated over a week ago

How to Create a Quote Using the Project Cost Calculator

Use our Project Cost Calculator Excel workbook to generate a customer quote

Written by Troy Newman
Updated over a week ago

How to Use STACK Reports

Take a look at our reporting features

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated over a week ago

Overview of Unit Cost Estimates, Material and Labor Estimates, and Proposals

Brief descriptions for each type with links to the full articles

Written by Troy Newman
Updated over a week ago

How to create a Unit Cost Estimate

Creating a per sq ft, lin ft, each, or cubic yard estimate

Written by Troy Newman
Updated over a week ago

How to create a Material and Labor Estimate

Creating an estimate using materials derived from Items and Assemblies

Written by Troy Newman
Updated over a week ago

How to create a Proposal

Determining the selling price of a project

Written by Troy Newman
Updated over a week ago

How to Utilize STACK Once You Have Received a STACK Invite - Screen Shot

How to Get Started!

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated over a week ago

How to Invite in STACK- Screen Shot

Basic overview of the invite feature and how to use it

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated over a week ago

How to Share a Project

How to Share a Project from STACK

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated over a week ago

How to use STACK to Collaborate - Screen Shot

STACK's built-in collaboration tools

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated over a week ago

How to Use More than One Monitor

Using two or more monitors with STACK

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated over a week ago

How to work more efficiently with STACK Hot Key Shortcuts

Use hot keys to make STACK even Faster!

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated over a week ago

How to Use Metric

Metric

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated over a week ago

How to Use STACK Mobile

You can view your plans, measurements, and reports - all from your iPhone, Android phone, iPad, tablet or any other mobile device!

Written by Matt Hayden
Updated over a week ago

How to use Google Earth Images

Using Google Earth images with STACK

Written by Troy Newman
Updated over a week ago

New Project Alerts

Have you received an alert for a new project bidding in your region? Here's what you need to know:

Written by Lindsay Powers
Updated over a week ago