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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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Some of the many Help Movies:

There are HelpMovies (video tutorials) for each part of TimeTabler … over 70 in total. 
This page allows you to view 8 of them, to give you an idea.

The others are all available from the full-sale version of TimeTabler.    (In TimeTabler, just click on “Help” at the top of the opening screen, then on “Help-movies” … or click on one of the many “View Help-Movies” links throughout the program).

Click on the links below to download and view these HelpMovies.

It is best to use a good broadband connection, because some are quite big.
Use them to review each step before you start – it will save your time overall.
Make sure that your Loudspeaker is turned on. loudspeaker TimeTabler Help Movies

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Help & Support
1. How to view these HelpMovies 2 min 4MB
2. How to navigate the HelpScreens 3 min 6MB
3. Using the KnowledgeBase in the Support Centre 3 min 6MB

 

Overview of TimeTabler   
4. The 4 Main Steps in TimeTabler 10 min 11MB
5. The 3 Methods : Interactive, Semi-auto, Fully-auto 20 min 33MB
6. Why are Batches such a big advantage? 11 min 8MB

 

Keeping your Data safe
7. Backing up your Data 8 min 9MB
8. Transferring Data to another machine at home/school 2 min 3MB

 

There are similar HelpMovies for all other parts of TimeTabler, for example…

Step 1a : Basic Data
11. School Structure Screen   4 min 4MB
12. Subjects Screen   3 min 4MB
13. Rooms Screen   2 min 2MB
14. Teachers Screen   7 min 7MB
15. Classes Screen – 1 : An Overview   2 min 3MB
16. Classes Screen – 2 : Deciding Class Scheduling Names   8 min 6MB
17. Classes Screen – 3 : Using ‘combined classes’   4 min 3MB
18. Classes Screen – 4 : Using ‘HomeRooms’   3 min 3MB

 

Step 1b : Availability
19. Staff Availability Screen : part-time teachers, etc   7 min 7MB
20. Class Availability Screen : staggered lunches, etc   7 min 7MB
21. Special Resources Screen   7 min 7MB
22. Special Locations Screen   7 min 7MB
23. Pools Screen   7 min 7MB

And similarly for all the other screens in TimeTabler…


The HelpMovies are just one of the ways we help you to quickly use TimeTabler efficiently.

To see the other ways in which we provide Help & Support & Expertise, please click here.


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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.