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# Working With Options

Options in PaintScout are extra items or services listed separately from the estimate total. Customers can choose to include options before accepting their quote, making them ideal for upsells and add-on services.

## What is an option?

An option is an item or service not included in the estimate total. It appears in a separate section, letting the customer decide whether to add it.

## How do you make an item into an option?

1\. Choose the item(s) you want to make into an option by clicking the checkbox on the left-hand side. Then select **Make Option** from the bottom toolbar.

<figure><img src="/files/J8EoOZ2ZeUsfWkwicFwJ" alt="Screenshot showing items selected with checkboxes and the Make Option button in the bottom toolbar"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

2\. Options will be displayed at the bottom of your estimate, underneath the total box. It will appear this way from the customer's view as well, so they can see the options separately from the other items on the estimate.

<figure><img src="/files/3HpxWoVyeC0AVDppjItX" alt="Screenshot showing options displayed at the bottom of the estimate underneath the total box"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

{% hint style="info" %}
You can also create areas and items directly in the options section by clicking + **Add area or line item.**
{% endhint %}

## How do you move an option back to the estimate?

If you would like to move an option back to the estimate, so it's included in the total, click the checkbox to the left of it, then press **Move to** **Estimate.**

<figure><img src="/files/2YefhVVJwR8WSCEyI0Em" alt="Screenshot showing an option selected with checkbox and the Move to Estimate button to include it in the total"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

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## Related articles

<table data-card-size="large" data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Line Items Overview</strong></td><td>Create and manage line items for fixed-price services with hourly rate, quantity, or custom pricing options plus client and crew notes.</td><td><a href="/pages/aMNRfr8caZOufiBE9GuX">/pages/aMNRfr8caZOufiBE9GuX</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Add &#x26; Edit Line Items</strong></td><td>Add and customize line items on estimates including pricing options, materials, hours, photos, and notes for detailed project scopes.</td><td><a href="/pages/kI5W7lXETI5jUxTs7vWI">/pages/kI5W7lXETI5jUxTs7vWI</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Customer Accepted Options</strong></td><td>Enable customers to add optional items directly to their estimate before accepting through the customer-facing interface.</td><td><a href="/pages/tVkemy86LUOvzLQ0P5jy">/pages/tVkemy86LUOvzLQ0P5jy</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Additional Work/Change Orders</strong></td><td>Add change orders and additional work to accepted estimates or invoices with customer approval and signature workflows.</td><td><a href="/pages/KBGI47LwbA9Cze2M7f00">/pages/KBGI47LwbA9Cze2M7f00</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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