Edit a line item manually

Click any cell on the estimate canvas to edit it inline. Enter commits, Esc cancels, Tab moves across cells, and quantity and price fields do math for you.

Last updated July 3, 2026

The estimate canvas edits like a spreadsheet. When you want to tweak a line item and you can see the row, click it and type.

Click to edit

Click any cell on a line item (description, quantity, unit, or price) and it becomes editable in place.

Enter commits the change. Totals reprice immediately.
Esc cancels and restores the previous value.

Move around with the keyboard

Tab / Shift+Tab move to the next or previous cell, spreadsheet-style, wrapping across rows.
↑ / ↓ move between line items; the focused column is remembered as you go.
← / → move across cells in the row.

Jump straight into a field

With a row selected, press a single key to start editing a specific field:

E edits the description
Q edits the quantity
U edits the unit
P edits the price

Press Enter to edit whichever cell is focused. The full list lives in Keyboard shortcuts.

Let Wave do the math

Quantity and price fields accept arithmetic. Type 12*1.5 or 100/4 and Wave computes the result when you save. Handy for "4 walls times 8 feet" without reaching for a calculator.

Editing on mobile

On a phone, tap a line item to open an edit sheet with all of its fields in one place. Make your changes and save.

Undo

Made a mess? ⌘Z (Ctrl+Z) undoes canvas edits, and ⌘⇧Z (Ctrl+Shift+Z) redoes them. See Undo and redo.

When to use this vs. chat

Edit manually for one-off tweaks where you can see the row, especially anything involving math.
Use chat when you're making several changes at once or would rather describe the change in plain English.

Both paths produce the same result. See Edit a line item via chat.

Edit a line item via chat: the natural-language equivalent
Add a custom line item: for items that aren't in the catalog
Modify a line item: apply pricing modifiers
Keyboard shortcuts: every canvas shortcut in one place