TimeTabler : More details

timetabler in action
 
On this page: 
What are you looking for in a timetabling program?
What are some of the main features in TimeTabler?
What are the parameter limits?
How do we provide you with Help ?
What do the screens look like?  Some screen shots.
How is TimeTabler developed?
   
 

What are you looking for in a timetabling program?

Here is a CheckList that you may find useful:
 
software check-list
 
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:Main Menu

Ease of use:    
Clear, friendly screens, intuitive actions 
Interactive HelpScreens throughout 
Active HelpLine, with experienced timetablers 
HelpMovies on the CD 
Dozens of Worked Examples in the printed Manual 
A QuickStart Guide 
Free Tutorial with expert HelpLine Support 
Helpful web-site, with a 24/7 Support Centre 

 
Scheduling:    
Designed by timetablers, not programmers 
Very quick data entry 
Can deal with ANY curricular structure 
Guarantees no clashes 
Fast and efficient scheduling 
All lessons prioritised automatically for you 
A recommended sequence is shown, but you can choose 
'LookAhead' shows recommended positions 
3 main methods : Interactive, Semi-Auto, Fully-Auto 
FIT finds 'musical-chairs' solutions for you, up to 16-steps 
Get quality, rhythm & pattern as well as 100% solutions 
Easy to manipulate the timetable at any stage 
You can use dual monitors for bigger displays 

 
Printing & Exporting:    
'Individual' & 'master' printouts, 
for Staff, for Classes, for Rooms 
You can design the layout that you want 
Billions of permutations are possible 
In black & white or in full colour 
Coloured by Teachers and/or by Subjects 
Makes web-pages for the school web-site, 
or for emailing to colleagues 
Exports to most MIS, via CSV or XML, 
including a direct Export to SIMS .net 
Exports to Options and to StaffCover 

 

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
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 65 countries.

 

How do we provide you with Help?

1. The free Tutorial, with the step-by-step Tutorial Booklet, gives you a quick introduction to the general style of the program.
Click here to download the free Tutorial version. 		   
2. Every screen has its own interactive HelpScreen (as you can see in the free Tutorial versions).    
3. The Help includes animated HelpMovies (video tutorials), to explain each main screen with a guided tour.    
4. The full-sale version of TimeTabler is provided with a fully-illustrated 190-page printed Manual:
 
This contains a large number of Worked Examples and lots of timetabling Tactics, Tricks and Tips, spelt out step by step.		  

TimeTabler Manual

The illustrated Manual is full of
Tips and Worked Examples

5. The Manual also includes a QuickStart Guide.
6. The web-site has some INSET materials on timetabling principles,
at:   www.timetabler.com/inset.html
 
And if you are new to timetabling, there is more information at:
www.timetabler.com/newTimetablers.html
 
And you can buy 'Timetabling - A Timetabler's CookBook' which is the standard 'bible' on timetabling principles.
7. Our Users' SupportCentre includes a searchable 'Knowledge Base', where you can find answers to common timetabling problems, and you can download articles on timetabling.
 
And we send you a monthly NewsLetter to remind you of the essential tasks at each stage of the year.
8. The Users' area of our web-site includes detailed documentation on how to Export your completed timetable to SIMS .net and other Admin Systems.
9. Before you start timetabling, Options helps you to find the most efficient arrangement of 'elective' choice subjects.
After you have finished the timetable StaffCover helps you to organise Cover for absent colleagues, quickly.
10. Above all there is the HelpLine Support, from our team of experienced timetablers.

 

What do the TimeTabler screens look like? 

Here are some screen shots.  Click on an image to see a bigger view.

basic data

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

  

basic data

The Subjects Screen

  

basic data

The Visual Builder Screen

 

The Class Timetable Screen

  

Printout Preview

Step 4 : the Printout Options Screen

  

The 'master' Class Printout Screen

 

How is TimeTabler developed?

TimeTabler has been in continuous development for over 30 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), available only from us.
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: support@timetabler.com 
We will answer any questions you may have about using the software with your particular curriculum.

 
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© Chris & Keith Johnson