> ## Documentation Index
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# Sending estimates to customers

> Email or text a customer a link to a read-only estimate, and resolve missing contact details.

The public link gives the customer a print-style estimate page for a phone or computer.

## Before you start

* Add your shop's email address under **Settings** › **Stores**. TireTutor uses the first address for replies.
* Add an email address to the customer record for email delivery.
* Add a phone number to the customer record for text-message delivery.

## Email the estimate

**When:** The customer needs a read-only copy by email.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the estimate">
    Open the customer's estimate.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Send the email">
    Select **Send Estimate to Customer**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Check>
  TireTutor shows **Email sent to customer successfully**. The estimate shows **Last emailed:** with the send time.
</Check>

The email links to a read-only estimate page. The customer can review the estimate but cannot approve, decline, or sign it there.

## Use another delivery option

Select **More ways to send** beside **Send Estimate to Customer**. The available menu can include:

* **Text the estimate link** sends the public link by text message.
* **Open messages** opens the guided Square Messages workflow if your shop has the Square Messages shortcut turned on.
* **View estimate** opens the public estimate in a separate browser tab.

After a text message goes out, the estimate shows **Last texted:** with the send time.

## Add missing information

TireTutor opens a required-information dialog when a send action lacks a needed address or phone number.

* **Store Email Address Required**: Select **Go to Settings**. Add an email address under **Settings** › **Stores**.
* **Email Address Required**: Select **Add Email**. Add the customer's email address.
* **Phone Number Required**: Select **Add Phone Number**. Add the customer's phone number.

The work order has the same controls under **Send Invoice to Customer**. See [Square messaging](/dealers/pos/square-messaging) to send the invoice.

## Where to go next

<Columns cols={2}>
  <Card title="Square messaging" icon="message" href="/dealers/pos/square-messaging">
    Send the invoice link or continue a conversation in Square Messages.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Customer authorizations" icon="clipboard-check" href="/dealers/pos/managing-customer-authorizations">
    Record what the customer approved, and keep declined work off the bill.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Overview" icon="book" href="/dealers/pos/overview">
    Understand how estimates, work orders, and payments fit together.
  </Card>
</Columns>