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PineSoft Video Tutorials and PDF Documents Version 12.6

Overview of Enterprise Web Version - May 2011 Find out about the PineSoft Enterprise Version and our new 'Web Access' modules. Check the pdf document for a list of all PineSoft Enterprise Web tables and fields.
Overview of Version 12.6 - May 2011 Find out about the latest developments in PineSoft Version 12.6 Check the pdf document for a list of all PineSoft Version 12.6 tables and fields.
New User Guide for Version 12.6 - December 2011 Eleven separate topics included in this "New User Guide", Intro, Toolbars & Filters, Company & Student Forms, Jobs, Placements, Student Photos, Setup Options, Reports, Group Email, User Defaults - a good starting point or topic refresher. Pdf document covers main application features
Internal Mail-Merge Tutorial Mail Merge using the PineSoft internal options - illustrated using Version 12.6, with sample pdf output
Microsoft Word Mail-Merge Tutorial Letter Option Create a Customised Report or Letter using PineSoft data and the Word MailMerge_Letter option (Word 2007/2010)
Microsoft Word Mail-Merge Tutorial Directory Option Create a Customised Compact Report using PineSoft data and the Word MailMerge_Directory option (Word 2007/2010)
Microsoft Word Mail-Merge Tutorial Letter Option Create a Customised Report or Letter using PineSoft data and the Word MailMerge_Letter option (Word 2007/2010)
Microsoft Word Mail-Merge Tutorial Directory Option Create a Customised Compact Report using PineSoft data and the Word MailMerge_Directory option (Word 2007/2010)
Setup > New Session Roll-over options Use at the start of a New Session to increase session and year fields in student records by 1 and delete old application & job details etc.
Setup > Archive Options Use at the start of a New Session to Archive required student and/or placement records. Options to batch update the status field in placement records to : ON TARGET / COMPLETED / ACTION REQUIRED
Importing Student Data in Version 12.6 Import student data - see the video for details - view the pdf for PineSoft Table and Field details - download the Excel template to use when importing. IMPORTANT : You must browse through newly imported records one by one to create the necessary link between the three student database tables in Version 12.6
Log of Emails and Letters Update : November 2011 Version 12.6e (November 2011) introduces changes in the auto logging of emails and letters.
Tips on Updating Software to the Latest Version 12.6 The video explains how to update the PineSoft software from Version 12.* to 12.6 by manually copying the "front-end" application file Pinesoft_V12_6.accde and the data file Pinedat_V12_6,accdb (Only required if upgrading from an earlier "back-end" such as V12.0 or 12.5). The pdf lists the steps required to update the "front-end" files only (i.e. V12.6d to V12.6e).

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PineSoft Video Tutorials and PDF Documents Versions 11/12

Import Company Data Tutorial Importing Company Data via Excel - illustrated using Version 12. Check the compdat table in the pdf document for a list of field names and maximum sizes.
Import Student Data Tutorial Importing Student Data via Excel - illustrated using Version 12. Check the studdat table in the pdf document for a list of field names and maximum sizes.
Task & Hyperlink Tutorial Using the Task & Hyperlink options to define tasks or reminders and filter or report on items outstanding etc.
Initial Setup Overview Tutorial Overview of Company and Student Forms and Setup options using Version 11.3
Internal Mail-Merge Tutorial Mail Merge using the PineSoft internal options - illustrated using Version 12, with sample pdf output
Microsoft Word Mail-Merge Tutorial Create a Customised Report or Letter using PineSoft data and the Word MailMerge letter option (Word 2002/XP)
Microsoft Word MailMerge Directory Tutorial Create a Customised Compact Report using PineSoft data and the Word MailMerge Directory option (Word 2002/XP)

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