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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.

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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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TimeTabler – features & screenshots

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How do we provide you with Help?
What are you looking for in a timetabling program?
What are some of the main features in TimeTabler?
What are the parameter limits?
What do the screens look like?
How is TimeTabler developed?

How do we provide you with Help?

Help is available in 12 ways, at 5 levels, to suit your individual needs.
Please click here for details.

 

What are you looking for in a timetabling program?

Here is a CheckList that you may find useful:

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Click on this image to view a PDF of the full CheckList which you can Print. It includes a CheckList for Options as well.

 

What are some of the main features in TimeTabler? 

There are too many in total, but here are some of them:

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Ease of use:
Clear, friendly screens, intuitive actions
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Interactive HelpScreens throughout
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Active HelpLine, with experienced Timetablers
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HelpMovies on the CD and via download
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Dozens of Worked Examples in the printed Manual
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A QuickStart Guide
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Free Tutorial with expert HelpLine Support
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Helpful web-site, with a 24/7 Support Centre
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Scheduling:
Designed by Timetablers, not programmers
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Very quick data entry
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Can deal with ANY curricular structure
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Guarantees no clashes
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Fast and efficient scheduling
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All lessons prioritised automatically for you
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A recommended sequence is shown, but you can choose
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‘LookAhead’ shows recommended positions
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3 main methods : Interactive, Semi-Auto, Fully-Auto
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FIT finds ‘musical-chairs’ solutions for you, up to 16-steps
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Get quality, rhythm & pattern as well as 100% solutions
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Easy to manipulate the timetable at any stage
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You can use dual monitors for bigger displays
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Printing & Exporting:
‘Individual’ & ‘master’ printouts,
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for Staff, for Classes, for Rooms
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You can design the layout that you want
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Billions of permutations are possible
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In black & white or in full colour
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Coloured by Teachers and/or by Subjects
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Makes web-pages for the school web-site,
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or for emailing to colleagues
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Exports to most MIS, via CSV or XML,
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including a direct Export to SIMS .net
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Exports to Options and to StaffCover
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What are the parameter limits in TimeTabler?

 Maximum number of Teachers & Special Resources
400
 Maximum number of Rooms
250
 Maximum number of Periods in the timetable cycle
250
 Maximum number of Sites in the school
9

Because of its unique combination of features, TimeTabler is used in a wide range of schools, from the smallest Primary & Special schools to the largest Secondary schools, and in over 90 countries.

 

What do the TimeTabler screens look like?

Here are some screen shots.   For some, you can click on the image to see a bigger view.

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The Main Menu steps 1-2-3-4 and
step 1 the Basic Data Screen

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The Subjects Screen The Visual Builder Screen

 

 

The Curriculum Diagram Screen The TimeTabler Dashboard The Well-being Screen

 

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The Class Timetable Screen

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The Printouts Screen

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The ‘master’ Class Printout Screen

You can see more screens in the sample HelpMovies, by clicking here.

 

 How is TimeTabler developed?

TimeTabler has been in continuous development for over 40 years.

It was the first timetabling program to run on a microcomputer, and it remains the best. Earlier versions ran on a PET computer and then a BBC computer (in the 1980s), on a DOS-PC (in the 1990s) and now on Windows in the 21st Century.

We are the UK experts on timetabling …after all we wrote the timetabling ‘bible’, ‘Timetabling – A timetabler’s cookbook’ (ISBN 978-0-9561161-0-9).  More details here.

We encourage our Users to add items to the Wish-List. Every year we use the Wish-List to add new features to the program for an annual Upgrade.

If you have any queries, please e-mail them to: ask@timetabler.com

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

 

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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.