Paymee is progress payment software.  Here are the FAQ for Paymee:

1)  What is Paymee? 

Paymee is a powerful, customizable Excel based application that creates high-quality Progress Payment Applications in Excel. Paymee stands for PAYment application Made Easy for Excel.  The application was designed for use in the construction industry, but is suitable for any organization that needs to submit a payment application against a contract amount on a regular basis.  Paymee software can also be used to create a simple or complex billing schedule of values.

2)  Are there advertisements in Paymee? 

No Paymee contains no advertisements or annoying 'wait' screens.

3)  Is Excel required to run Paymee? 

Yes, 32-bit Microsoft Excel is required. As of 2020, the default install is now 64 bit MS OFfice (not compatible with Paymee). You need to specify 32 bit Office during MS Office install such that Paymee is compatible.

4)  How do I know what version of Excel I have? 

For older versions of Excel: From the Excel menu select Help -> About Microsoft Excel to see the version.

For Excel 2013 & Excel 365: From the Excel menu select File -> Account then click About Excel to see the version.

5)  Does Paymee ever expire? 

No. Paymee never expires and is now freeware.

6)  Do I need to know Excel to use Paymee? 

No, Excel experience is not needed to use Paymee.  There are also no formulas to write. Paymee is wizard & dialog driven to help make it easy to use.

7)  Does someone need Paymee installed to VIEW a Payment Application created with Paymee? 

Excel with Paymee installed is required to open a Paymee project file.  You can also export a Paymee project as a regular Excel Spreadsheet.  In this case a user does not need Paymee installed to view the exported project, just Excel.  You can also 'print to' PDF or Microsoft XPS format (newer Excel versions only).  In this case recipient does not even need Excel installed to view these export file types.

8)  Can I e-mail Payment Applications created with Paymee? 

Yes. Paymee files are Excel files (i.e. myproject.xls).  You can e-mail them as any other Excel file.  The recipient will need Paymee installed to view the file.  A Paymee file can be exported as a unlocked Excel file.  In this case you can edit & e-mail the exported file just as any Excel file.  The recipient does not need Paymee installed to view the exported file. There is even a feature to Export as Locked Excel File... which exports Paymee projects with all fields locked, except fields for Owner/Architect approval & comments.

9)  How are line items updated using Paymee? 

Paymee is flexible! You can update a line item by any determinate means.  In other words the user can update a line item by any of the following:

  • % Completed this Application
  • Total % Complete
  • Value Completed this Application
  • Total Value Completed
  • Quanitity - for Unit Price items (new in Paymee v4)

Questions or comments?

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