Notes that do the math

The copy and paste problem

Writing a quote in a notes app means switching to a calculator for every line, copying the result back and hoping nothing changed in between. When the hourly rate changes, every line has to be done again.

How to write a quote in Sumico

1. Write a heading and the notes you need, each on its own line.
2. Name the numbers you reuse: rate = $65 // per hour. Everything after // is a comment.
3. Write each item with a label before a colon: Design: 24 * rate, Build: 40 * rate.
4. Add them up with sum, which totals the lines above it up to a blank line.
5. Take a discount off the line above: Total: prev - 10%.

Change the rate and every item, the subtotal and the total update together.

Every note is saved

Sumico saves each document as you type. The document list keeps trips, budgets and quotes side by side, and the first heading of a document becomes its title.

What the video shows

A quote for a café website starts in a notes app: design 24 hours, build 40 hours, a rate of $65 an hour. Each line needs a trip to the calculator and back, and the total is still missing. In Sumico the same quote is one note: the rate is named once, every item calculates on its own line, sum adds them up, and the 10% discount is taken off the line above. The document list then shows the quote next to a trip, a budget and a renovation.