---
title: "Reorder rooms and line items"
description: "Drag the handle on the left of any row or section header to reorder. The General section is pinned to the top — it doesn't move."
group: "estimates"
lane: "how-to"
status: "published"
publishedAt: 2026-05-15
sidebarOrder: 50
tags: ["rooms", "line-items", "ui"]
relatedSlugs:
  - "estimates/rename-room"
  - "estimates/edit-line-item-manually"
  - "reference/estimate-anatomy"
sidebarLabel: "Reorder"
---

The right pane uses drag-and-drop for ordering. Useful when you want the estimate PDF to read in a specific order — for example, leading with the area that took the most damage.

## What can be reordered

- **Line items** — reorder within their section (whether that's General or a room)
- **Rooms** — reorder by dragging the section header on the right pane

That's it. Photos, FNOL fields, and the cross-section ordering of General relative to rooms are all fixed.

## How to reorder

1. Hover over the row or section header you want to move.
2. Grab the **drag handle** on the left side of the row.
3. Drop it into the new position.

## The General section is pinned

> **The General section stays at the top of the estimate.** It can't be dragged into a different position.

This is by design — General holds the cross-cutting line items (PPE, containment, documentation) that aren't tied to a specific room. Putting it first makes the PDF read consistently across every estimate you produce.

## What reordering does

- Updates the order in the right pane
- Updates the order in the exported PDF
- Does not change pricing, quantities, or any line-item details — purely cosmetic

## Known persistence bug

> Reorder doesn't always persist across page reloads. If you leave the estimate and come back later, the order may have reverted to the original. **Reorder and export in the same session** — the PDF captures the order currently displayed, so the customer / adjuster still sees the order you intended. See [Known issues](/docs/troubleshooting/general-issues).

## Related

- [Rename a room](/docs/estimates/rename-room) — change the labels you're reordering
- [Edit a line item manually](/docs/estimates/edit-line-item-manually) — change the contents, not just the order
- [Estimate anatomy](/docs/reference/estimate-anatomy) — what each section contains