> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.menaia.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Estimates & Proposals

> Build estimates with the Calculator and track every estimate from first quote to sold.

The **Estimates** area is where you price jobs and follow them all the way to a "yes." You build each estimate in the **Calculator** — the guided wizard that walks you through the client, work areas, and items — and then track and update every estimate from one list. Along the way, AI helps sharpen your work: it polishes the notes you leave for the crew, and it coaches you on recorded ride-alongs.

<Note>
  You don't need to know any pricing math. The Calculator handles the numbers — your job is to describe the work accurately.
</Note>

## Build an estimate

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Create an Estimate with the Calculator" icon="calculator" href="/guides/estimates/create">
    The guided, step-by-step wizard: pick a client and work areas, add items, review the price, then save and sell.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Create an Estimate from Scratch" icon="square-plus" href="/guides/estimates/create-from-scratch">
    Skip the Calculator: choose **From Scratch**, type in your own line items and prices on the proposal, and send it.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Record a ride-along" icon="microphone" href="/guides/estimates/ride-along">
    Record your in-person sales conversation and get AI coaching insights afterward.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Sharpen your estimate

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Enhance crew notes with AI" icon="pen-to-square" href="/guides/estimates/enhance-crew-notes">
    Clean up and round out the notes you leave for the crew with one tap.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Track and manage

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Browse & filter estimates" icon="list" href="/guides/estimates/browse-filter">
    Search, filter, and sort your estimates list, and jump between status tabs.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Change an estimate's status" icon="tags" href="/guides/estimates/change-status">
    Mark estimates Sold, Lost, Released, and more — right from the list.
  </Card>

  <Card title="View an estimate's history" icon="clock-rotate-left" href="/guides/estimates/history">
    See what changed on an estimate, when, and who changed it.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>
