To perform a Quick Calculation manually specify the area in Section 1,and ensure in Section Two that:

• a Barenbrug Seed is selected
• a Seeding rate is specified

Then click Calculate

The weight of seed required will be calculated and displayed in the green panel.

If you wish to estimate cost and bag requirements you will also need, to ensure that the Unit Cost and bag weight is also provided.

**For help calculating Total area see Calculating Areas.

Registered users of the Barenbrug website can save calculations performed using BarPlanner and store them as projects.

Using BarPlanner this way enables the user to group calculations and defined areas for ease of future reference as well as being able to summarise requirements within a project to simplify the ordering process.

Example of use: Landscaper
Using the Project function, each of a Landscaper's clients can be allocated their own seperate project and the calculations stored accordingly. Specifying the cost and weight per bag within the BarPlanner enables estimates to be quickly calculated and stored for each client, specifying details of non-Barenbrug products can aid comparitive quotes. Using the summary feature a cumulative order can be calculated automatically (see Summarising Calculations).

To store calculated areas and saved calculations simply specify a project title in the relevant textbox in Section Four and click the 'Save Project' button.

To recall a project select the project from the drop down list at the top of the SeedPlanner page and click the 'Open Saved Project' button.

To delete a project select the project you wish to delete from the drop down list at the top of the SeedPlanner page and click the 'Delete Selected Project' button.

The SeedPlanner includes the ability to define and store area descriptions and calculate the area. These areas can then be selected providing an automatic area total for use with the BarPlanner in Section Two.

To define a new area:

• Click on the 'define a new area' button and a pop-up window will be displayed.
• Select the shape you wish to include in the area calculation.
• Specify the width and length of the shape.
• Select whether you wish to ADD or SUBTRACT the shape from the area definition. For example, if you have a large field rectangular field with an oval pond in the middle the rectangle can be defined and added and the oval defined and subtracted.
• Click the Update button to add the shape to the definition of the area.
• This process can be repeated until the area is fully defined.
• Specify an area title in the textbox provided and click the 'Save and exit button'
• Defining an area can also be repeated as many times as needed. To edit or delete a defined area click the relevant links.

Once areas have been defined they will appear in the Section One Calculate list and can be selected by specifying a quantity. This enables a common area (20 identical garden plots on an estate for instance) to be easily calculate by defining the area of one garden plot and then specifying 20 in quantity. On selection the Total Area field in Section Two will automatically be calculated.

To save your defined areas see Saving and Opening Projects.

To calculate requirements ensure the following are specified:

• A title for the calculation ie. Top field
• Either a Barenbrug Seed or Custom Product is selected.
• Total area is manually specified or automatically calculated from completion of Section One.
• The Seeding rate required is selected, clicking the SR or OR when a Barenbrug Seed is selected will select the recommended Seeding or Overseeding rate.

Then click Calculate

The weight of seed required will be calculated and displayed in the green panel.

To estimate cost/bags also provide the Unit Cost/Weight.

**For help calculating Total area see Calculating Areas.

Once a calculation has been performed it can be saved for future reference or for inclusion in the summary.

To save a calculation ensure a title has been provided and click the 'Save Calculation'.

The calculation will now appear in Section Three. See Summarising Calculations .

To edit/copy or delete a saved calculation click on the relevant link displayed.

Once saved calculations appear in 'Section Three - Saved Calculations and Summary' they can be selected to be included in the summary by toggling the tick box and then clicking the 'Summarise' button.

A summary will be displayed for each product required, totalling the bags/cost accordingly. For Barenbrug products a button will also appear allowing the requirements to be passed to a Barenbrug representative who will then contact you to discuss your requirements.

Registered users can add their own custom products to BarPlanner and use them within their calculations.

To ADD a custom product click on the ADD button next to the Custom Product field in Section Two.

A pop-up box will appear enabling the following information to be supplied and stored:

• Product Name - this will be used to list the custom product in the drop down selection list.
• Description - this is only for your reference and not used within the calculations, it can be used to store notes eg. 2008 Prices
• Minimum Seeding Rate - this specifies the minimum rate selectable on the seeding rate scroll bar.
• Maximum Seeding Rate - this specifies the maximum rate selectable on the seeding rate scroll bar.
• Weight per bag - this is used for calculating requirements.
• Cost per bag - this is used for calculating cost.

Once this information is provided click the 'Save' button to store the custom product and make it available for your future calculations.