A file name does not describe the order
Paper choice, finished size, sides and finishing need an agreed specification. Confirm those details before quoting and keep the approved commercial scope readable without opening a production file.
Software for print shop owners
A clear order makes the production handoff easier.
Before the press run, the person at the counter needs a readable record of the paper, quantity and finishing the customer approved. Keep the accepted specification, quantities and price with the customer record so the business side of the order does not get lost between counter and press.
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The everyday details
You know the work.
The admin adds up.
Finishing can be forgotten at checkout
Cutting, folding, binding and delivery add work beyond printed sheets. Give those services clear descriptions so the customer understands what the total covers.
A rush change reaches the wrong person
A revised quantity or pickup arrangement can affect materials and handoff. Record the approved change instead of leaving production and counter staff with different conversations.
A reorder is still a new specification
A customer may say same as last time while changing quantity or paper. Use the old account as context, then confirm the new commercial details rather than allowing a historic invoice to substitute for an accepted production order.
How Microtra helps
Keep the business connected.
Use the tools that fit your day, with your records ready on your phone or on the web.
Give the order a business record
Use order details, tasks, notes and status for the accepted print job. Keep proof approval and press-ready files in your own production workflow; Microtra does not prepare artwork or drive printing equipment.
Explore this featureCount materials by location
Retail shop enables stock and locations. Track paper, binding supplies and finished goods with saved items, variants, counts, transfers and reorder levels, and keep supplier purchase orders alongside the materials.
Explore this featureShow the work beyond the sheet
Create estimates and invoices with print quantities, setup, finishing and agreed delivery as understandable lines. Check units carefully before sharing the final PDF through your device.
Explore this featureRemember customer billing preferences
Keep customer contacts, invoice history and document preferences together. A returning business account can reuse its billing details while each new order retains its own accepted specification.
Explore this featureKeep supplier costs beside the order review
Record paper purchases, outsourced finishing and other business expenses with receipt photos. Check approved billable client costs when reviewing the order account, alongside material quantities and the accepted price.
Explore this featureA day in the life
From the first quote to paid.
Receive the request
Confirm quantity, finished size, paper, color requirements and deadline. Review files and suitability through your separate production process.
Price the approved specification
Create the estimate with the materials and finishing described. Obtain the customer's approval before treating a revised file or quantity as accepted work.
Record a production change
Update the order notes when an agreed quantity or finishing detail changes. Check materials and communicate the revision directly to production staff.
Prepare the pickup account
Compare the completed work with the estimate, issue the invoice PDF and record payment received through your existing checkout method.
Your words
Find your way around.
Choose Retail shop when you set up Microtra and these are the labels you start with. Change them, and the tools you use, any time in Modules & terms.
- Your work
- Order
- Your customer
- Customer
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Questions from print shop owners.
Is this print production or preflight software?
Microtra does not preflight files, impose pages, manage color or operate presses. It keeps business orders, customer details, materials and billing beside the production tools you already use.
Does a print shop start with a schedule?
Retail shop uses Order and Customer and enables stock and locations. Schedule and timesheets start off; enable them in Modules & terms if you want those parts of the business record.
How should finishing appear on a quote?
Describe cutting, folding, binding or other agreed work separately where it helps explain the price. Use quantities and units that match the specification accepted by the customer.
Can I collect money with the invoice PDF?
Record payments you take through your existing method. Microtra card charging and pay links are coming soon, so the PDF itself does not collect payment.
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