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I can now create a better timetable in less time.Philip MoonHigh School of Glasgow, Scotland
Brilliant, easy to use, wonderfully supported by a highly knowledgeable team.Keith IrvineBishops’ Stortford College Herts
TimeTabler and Options have been fantastic tools.

John Ridley
Tanglin Trust,
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With TimeTabler, 3 days’ work can be carried out in minutes.Ian CrabbeMarlborough College, Wilts
I have been really impressed with the support that I have received.Anne HoldenPortland Central,Australia
I found TimeTabler much easier to use …Beth LedgerAmman Valley School,Wales
TimeTabler has continued to be great value for money.Danny KotelHenry Lawson High School,Australia
We thoroughly recommend all three products … they save us a great deal of time.Ted Fenton, David WilliamsCokethorpe School, Oxon
I can recommend TimeTabler and Options to anyone.John MackenzieDunalastair School,Chile
I thoroughly recommend TimeTabler to any school.Charles BrenanNewland House School,Middlesex

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4 Key Reasons for using TimeTabler

  
1

Easier to Use

TimeTabler is easier to use.   It is more friendly and more intuitive than other timetabling programs.    See the picture below.
Click to see Users’ Comments about TimeTabler and other timetabling programs.

2

Help & Support

We provide unrivalled Help & Support for TimeTabler, including:

  • Interactive HelpScreens throughout the program,
  • Help Movies (video tutorials) on every aspect,
  • A fully-illustrated printed Manual, with lots of Hints & Tips and Worked Examples,
  • A dedicated 24/7 Timetabling Support Centre, with a searchable Knowledgebase,
  • HelpLine Support from our team of experienced timetablers.

And for New Users we provide Gold-Start Enhanced Support; see here.

We are the UK experts on timetabling …after all we wrote the timetabling ‘bible’ – the CookBook.

3

Any timetabling problem

Keith Johnson’s TimeTabler can deal with ANY curricular structure, of ANY complexity.
Even the most complicated ‘consistent-setting’ or ‘Sixth Form’ arrangement.

The illustrated Manual includes lots of Worked Examples, but if you would like to discuss the details before you purchase, contact us.

4

Export the completed timetable

When you have got a 100% solution to your timetable you can Export it to SIMS .net, SEEMiS, iSAMS, Arbor,
Engage, Cloud School, WCBS, SchoolBase, Bromcom, Integris 
and all the other leading MIS / Admin Systems.
More details are shown here.

 

These are just 4 good reasons …But in fact there are 10 Key Reasons why TimeTabler is the best for you to use.

Click here to get a PDF of all 10 reasons.

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You can use this PDF to persuade senior colleagues why this is the best way forward for your school.

 

 

Look at how friendly TimeTabler is, compared to other timetabling programs:

TimeTabler menu: Basic Data

It’s as straightforward as 1-2-3-4.

If you have any queries, please e-mail them to us.
We will answer any questions you may have about using the software with your particular curriculum.

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Basic Data

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This shows the Main Menu, and Step 1 : the Basic Data screen, with five big buttons.

Each button leads you to an entry screen.

To enter your data you would start at the left, and work your way across to the right.

Look how straightforward it is, compared to other programs !

And the fully-illustrated printed Manual explains each step, in detail.

 

Subjects Screen

subjects screen

This is the screen for saying which Subjects you will want to timetable.

You can return here at any time to edit / alter your data.

You can give each Subject a colour – this helps during scheduling, and for the printouts.

Visual Builder Screen

visual builder screen

This is the main screen on which you do the actual scheduling.
You can sit at this Visual Builder Screen and drag-and-drop to ‘drive’ through the timetable.
 
At first sight it looks very complicated.  To see what each part will do for you, please click on: www.timetabler.com/kb/UsingtheVisualBuilderScreen.pdf

Class Timetable Screen

 

visual builder screen

 

This shows you the Class Timetables, so you can see the pattern while you are scheduling lessons.
  
There are similar screens for the Staff Timetables and for the Room Timetables.
 
If you use dual monitors you can see these more easily and spread them out over the bigger area.

All the buttons, and the symbols, are explained when you click on the button.

The Printout Menu

This shows you some of the possibilities for the Printouts.
 
Within each of these, there are millions of ways of fine-tuning the exact design of the Printouts.

They can be printed on paper, or produced as web-pages, at the click of a button.

A professional result.
 

The 'master' Class Printout Screen

Class timetable printout screen

This shows you the Preview Screen , so you can design the ‘master’ Class printout, before printing it.
 
There are similar screens for the Staff Timetables and for the Room Timetables.
 
You have total control over the design, the font and the colour, the column widths, the labels, etc, etc.
 
All the buttons and the controls, are explained when you click on the button.