1 Welcome!
2 Standard Version Overview
3 Professional Version Overview
4 Server and Database Overview
5 Logging In
5.1 Firewall/Antivirus Notice
5.2 Overview
5.3 New User Login
5.4 New Upgrade or Reinstall
5.5 New Install - Existing (Current) Database
5.6 New Install - Existing (Old) Database
5.7 Normal Login
5.8 Login Problems
5.9 Command Line Arguments
6 Getting Started
6.1 Initial Setup
6.2 Getting Help
6.3 Common Icons
6.4 Toolbar Buttons
6.5 Calendar
6.6 Tip of the Day
6.7 Using a New License
7 Importing Data
7.1 Converting an Old Database
7.2 Importing Data
8 Activity Records
8.1 Overview
8.2 Using the Activity List
8.2.1 Overview
8.2.2 Search Tab
8.2.3 Results Tab
8.2.4 Displaying Current Attendance
8.3 Maintaining Activity Records
8.3.1 Working with Activities
8.3.2 Recording Activity Attendees
8.3.3 Recording Activity Income and Expenses
8.3.4 Relating Files to Activities
8.3.5 Tracking Deposits
8.4 Using the Activity Front Desk
8.4.1 Using the Activity Front Desk
8.4.2 Using Unattended Mode
9 Database Maintenance
9.1 Server and Database Overview
9.2 Creating a New Database
9.3 Deleting a Database
9.4 Moving a Database
9.5 Database Hosting
9.6 Using a Remote Database
9.7 Setting Up a Multi-User System
9.8 Running the Server as a Windows Service
9.9 Backups
9.9.1 Backing Up the Database
9.9.2 Restoring a Backup
9.9.3 Resetting a Database
9.10 Housekeeping
9.10.1 Maintaining Tables
9.10.2 Testing Data Integrity
9.10.3 Using the Event Log
9.10.4 Clearing all Print Receipt Settings
9.10.5 Clearing all Membership Flag Settings
10 Database Profiles/Licenses
10.1 Applying a License
10.2 Maintaining Database Profiles
11 Database Server Utility
11.1 Server and Database Overview
11.2 Using the Server Utility
11.3 Starting the Server Automatically
11.4 Running the Server as a Windows Service
11.5 Maintaining Tables
11.6 Deleting a Database
11.7 Packaging a Database
12 Deposits
12.1 Tracking Deposits
13 Email
13.1 Sending Email
13.2 Loading Email Messages
13.3 Formatting HTML Email
13.4 Working with Email Profiles
13.5 Removing Email Addresses
13.6 Viewing Sent Mail
14 Group Records
14.1 Overview
14.2 Using the Group List
14.2.1 Overview
14.2.2 Search Tab
14.2.3 Results Tab
14.2.4 Building an Email List
14.2.5 Sending Email
14.2.6 Working With Previews
14.2.7 Viewing Contact Information
14.2.8 Working with Views
14.2.8.1 Overview
14.2.8.2 Working with Views
14.2.8.3 Maintaining Views
14.2.8.4 Exporting Data with a View
14.2.8.5 Renaming a View
14.3 Maintaining Group Records
14.3.1 Working with Groups
14.3.2 The "Auto-Relate" Group
14.3.3 The "Report Default" Group
14.3.4 Using Multiple Addresses
14.3.5 Group Record Tab Pages
14.3.5.1 General Tab
14.3.5.2 Status Tab
14.3.5.3 Items Tab
14.3.5.4 Members Tab
14.3.5.5 ToDo Tab
14.3.5.6 Custom Tab
15 Lists (Dropdown Lists)
15.1 Overview
15.2 Merging/Combining Values
15.3 Activity Roles
15.4 Activity Types
15.5 Address Names
15.6 Attendance Statuses
15.7 Categories & Items
15.8 Cities
15.9 Club Types
15.10 Counties
15.11 Countries
15.12 Credit Card Names
15.13 Custom Fields
15.14 Locations
15.15 Location Types
15.16 Occupation Names
15.17 Phone Types
15.18 Posting Types
15.19 Private Field Labels
15.20 References
15.21 Relationship Types
15.22 States/Provinces
15.23 Status Codes
15.24 Stored Comments
16 Membership Records
16.1 Overview
16.2 About Member IDs
16.3 Preloaded Member IDs
16.4 Using the Membership List
16.4.1 Overview
16.4.2 Search Tab
16.4.3 Results Tab
16.4.4 Building an Email List
16.4.5 Choosing Random Members
16.4.6 Sending Email
16.4.7 Viewing Contact Information
16.4.8 Working with Views
16.4.8.1 Overview
16.4.8.2 Working with Views
16.4.8.3 Using the Add/Edit View Window
16.4.8.4 Changing Field Properties
16.4.8.5 Exporting Data with Views
16.4.8.6 Renaming a View
16.4.8.7 Exporting or Importing Views
16.5 Maintaining Member Records
16.5.1 Working with Members
16.5.2 Building an Email List
16.5.3 Changing Data (Bulk)
16.5.4 Maintaining a Member Photo
16.5.5 Using Multiple Addresses
16.5.6 Scanning a Driver License
16.5.7 Sending Email
16.5.8 Status Change History
16.5.9 Membership Record Tab Pages
16.5.9.1 General Tab
16.5.9.2 Status Tab
16.5.9.3 Private Tab
16.5.9.4 Dues Tab
16.5.9.5 Donations Tab
16.5.9.6 Items Tab
16.5.9.7 Related Tab
16.5.9.8 ToDo Tab
16.5.9.9 Custom Tab
16.5.9.10 Activities Tab
16.5.10 Dues and Donations
16.5.10.1 Dues Tab
16.5.10.2 Donations Tab
16.5.10.3 Posting to Multiple Records
16.5.10.4 Posting Dues Automatically
16.5.10.5 Deleting Postings from Multiple Records
16.5.10.6 Maintaining Posting Types
16.5.10.7 Maintaining Member Credit Card Data
16.5.10.8 Using the Dues Calculator
16.5.11 Default Membership Statuses
17 Moving the Software
17.1 Moving the Software
18 Preferences
18.1 Preferences Overview
18.2 Activity Front Desk Preferences
18.3 Database Preferences
18.4 Financial Preferences
18.5 Membership Preferences
18.6 Miscellaneous Preferences
18.7 Organization Preferences
18.8 Report Preferences
18.9 Shutdown Preferences
18.10 Startup Preferences
19 Reports
19.1 Reports Overview
19.2 Adjusting Report Margins
19.3 Using the Print Window
19.4 Setting the Default Club
19.5 Printing a Report
19.6 Entering Report Criteria
19.6.1 Using the Report Settings window
19.6.2 Selecting an Operator
19.6.3 Entering Checkbox Criteria
19.6.4 Entering Date Criteria
19.6.5 Entering Dropdown Criteria
19.6.6 Entering Status Criteria
19.6.7 Saving Report Criteria
19.6.8 Exporting or Importing Criteria
19.6.9 Search Criteria Examples
19.7 Report Descriptions
19.7.1 Activity Attendance
19.7.2 Activity Attendance Totals
19.7.3 Activity Balance
19.7.4 Activities by Member
19.7.5 Activity Counts - By Date
19.7.6 Activity Counts - By Date/Time
19.7.7 Activity Detail
19.7.8 Activity Hours by Member
19.7.9 Activity List
19.7.10 Activity Summary
19.7.11 Assigned Items
19.7.12 Birthday List
19.7.13 Group List
19.7.14 Group Membership
19.7.15 Compact Membership List
19.7.16 Compact Membership List 2
19.7.17 Contact List
19.7.18 Credit Cards on File
19.7.19 Deposit Detail
19.7.20 Directory Listing
19.7.21 Donation Summary
19.7.22 Donations by Date
19.7.23 Donations by Member
19.7.24 Donations Receipt
19.7.25 Dues Account Statement
19.7.26 Dues Account Statement 2
19.7.27 Dues Balance
19.7.28 Dues Postings
19.7.29 Dues Postings by Date
19.7.30 Dues Postings by Month
19.7.31 Dues Postings by Type
19.7.32 Dues Receipt
19.7.33 Dues Schedule
19.7.34 Dues Standings
19.7.35 Dues Totals by Month/Year
19.7.36 Liability Waiver
19.7.37 Mailing Labels (Clubs/Members)
19.7.38 Membership by Country
19.7.39 Membership Cards
19.7.40 Membership Data Export
19.7.41 Membership History
19.7.42 Membership Statistics - Brief
19.7.43 Membership Statistics - Full
19.7.44 Membership Status
19.7.45 Multiple Group Affiliation
19.7.46 Name & ID List
19.7.47 Phone List
19.7.48 Photo ID Cards
19.7.49 Retention
19.7.50 Related Members
19.7.51 Related Members (Contact)
19.7.52 Return Address Labels
19.7.53 Roster
19.7.54 Status Change History
19.7.55 Status Codes
19.7.56 Status Codes (Complete)
19.7.57 Stored Comments
19.7.58 Summary - Group
19.7.59 Summary - Individual
19.7.60 ToDo List
19.8 PSR Format Reports
19.8.1 Saving PSR Reports
19.8.2 Viewing a Saved PSR Report
19.9 Report Definitions
19.9.1 Saving Report Definitions
19.9.2 Deleting Report Definitions
19.10 User-Defined Reports
19.10.1 Overview
19.10.2 Working with Standard Reports
19.10.3 Maintaining Standard Reports
19.10.4 Working with Cards, Labels & Rosters
19.10.5 Maintaining Cards, Labels & Rosters
19.10.6 Changing Field Properties
19.10.7 Smart Fields
19.10.8 Renaming a Report
19.10.9 Exporting or Importing
20 Search Criteria
20.1 Entering Basic Search Criteria
20.2 Entering Advanced Search Criteria
20.3 Selecting an Operator
20.4 Entering Checkbox Criteria
20.5 Entering Date Criteria
20.6 Entering Dropdown Criteria
20.7 Entering Status Criteria
20.8 Saving Advanced Criteria
20.9 Exporting/Importing Criteria
20.10 Using the Quick Search Window
20.11 Advanced Search Examples
21 Snapshots
21.1 Overview
21.2 Using the Snapshots Window
22 ToDo List
22.1 Overview
22.2 Working with the ToDo List
22.3 Printing the ToDo List
23 Users, Passwords, and Security
23.1 Overview
23.2 Working with Users
23.3 Passwords
23.4 Security Groups
23.5 Security Settings (Viewing)
23.6 Showing Active Users
23.7 Record Locking
23.8 Running an SQL File
24 Registering/Buying a License
24.1 Why Bother to Register?
24.2 How to Purchase
24.3 Using a New License
24.4 Using Database Profiles
24.5 Contacting Support
25 Troubleshooting
25.1 Contacting Support
25.2 The Help/About Window
25.3 The System Error Window
25.4 Uninstalling MemberTies
25.5 Common Questions/Issues
25.5.1 Associating Saved Reports with the Report Viewer
25.5.2 Can I put the database on a network drive?
25.5.3 Can I use the same license for more than one database?
25.5.4 Do you accept credit cards for registration payment?
25.5.5 How do I handle dues payments that apply to more than one person?
25.5.6 How do I sort on a combined user report field?
25.5.7 How do I track a Committee?
25.5.8 Our licensed organization name changed!
25.5.9 The Member ID Column Sorts Incorrectly
25.5.10 When should I use a Custom Field vs an Item?