How to change labor type to Overall labor?
Introduction
In X-DOC, you can adjust your labor type to Overall Labor. This adjustment can provide a more comprehensive view of labor costs associated with your proposal. Additionally, you can create custom labor headers for more specific labor cost tracking.
Changing Labor Type to Overall Labor from X-DOC setting
- Click the profile icon in the top-right corner, then navigate to Settings.

- You will be redirected to the X-DOC Settings page. From there, select Labor Settings and click the Overall option.
- After changing the labor type in X-DOC Settings, the updated labor type will be applied to any newly created proposals.

Changing Labor Type to Overall Labor from proposal
- Navigate to the Rooms & Items page of your proposal editor page.

- Open the Labor Settings for the proposal where you want to apply labor.

- Select Overall as the Labor Type.
- Enter the required values for the labor headers. You can add custom labor headers, click the Add Header button to Add Header.
- Click Save and Close to apply the changes.

- Once you've added the labor, it will appear in the Pricing Breakdown section in the X-DOC editor and Client PDF.

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Updated on: 10/30/2026
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