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    • TRAINING Lesson #2 - Contacts
    • VIDEO Adding People (3:39)
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    • TRAINING Lesson #3 - Entering Jobs
    • VIDEO Adding a Residential Job (1:33)
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    • VIDEO Manually Moving Equipment in Chronicle (11:35)
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    • VIDEO - How to create a document template with merge fields
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    • Equipment Overview
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    • Manually Associate Equipment with Jobs
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Email...
  • Getting Started with Journal/Email
    • Adding a Note in a Journal
    • External Email Clients
    • TRAINING Lesson#4 - Email and Journals
    • Journal/Email Entry Screen
    • VIDEO - Using the Journal Entry Screen (2:48)
    • Main Email Tab
  • Working with Journals/Emails
    • Sending and Receiving Email
    • Viewing an email thread as individual emails
    • Predefined Text Blocks
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    • Associating an Email with a Job or Person
    • Embed image and URL into signature
    • Searching Journals
    • Creating Reminders from Journals
    • Choosing Recipients
    • Getting a Deleted Email Back
Scheduler
  • Getting Started with Schedules
    • VIDEO Scheduler Overview (15:32)
  • Working with Schedules
    • Main Scheduler Screen
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    • Adding Events
Reports
  • Getting Started with Reports
    • Incorrect Name on a Job File
    • Reports Tab
  • Working with Collections
    • Overview - Collections
    • VIDEO Collections Manager Overview (27:33)
    • VIDEO Managing Collections with Chronicle (9:20)
    • Settings for the Collections Manager - Part 1
    • Managing the Collections Process - Part 2
  • Working with Financials
    • Benefits of a Good Incentive Program
    • Bonus Manager
    • Bonus Setup
    • Calculating Bonuses
    • Hiding Financials on the Job Cost Screen
    • Reviewing Bonuses
    • Sample Bonus Percentages
    • VIDEO Bonus Manager Preview (39:31)
    • VIDEO Bonus Manager: Step by Step (29:11)
  • Monitoring Financials.
    • Missing Class Finder
  • Billing
    • Billing Overview
    • Creating a Billing Task
    • Forwarding Estimates to Billing Staff
    • Generating a List of Completed Activities
    • Update Searching for Unbilled Jobs
  • Working with Labor
    • Labor Manager Overview
    • Payroll/Labor Report
    • VIDEO Getting to the Labor Options (0:33)
    • VIDEO Labor: Understanding and Using (40:23)
  • Working with Marketing
    • Marketing Manager
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    • Places you can use Groups
  • Working with Other Reports
    • VIDEO Equipment & Inventory Tracking (31:06)
    • Purchase Order Manager
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    • Reminders: Overview
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    • Reminders: Setting Up
    • Tasks: Assigning
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  • Working with User Defined Reports
    • Saved Reports
    • VIDEO Saved Reports (6:05)
Customize
  • General Setup
    • How to change the default IP address for logging into Chronicle
    • Overview - Getting Started
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    • Workstation Install
  • Management Oversight.
    • Using Audit Logs
  • Setting up and Troubleshooting Email.
    • Chronicle Email FAQ
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    • How-To Copy new customer data manually to QuickBooks
    • How-To Install Chronicle for iOS on an iPad
    • How-To Setup Exchange Email Forwarding
    • How-To Setup Exchange when POP3 is encrypted
    • How-To Setup Tierra.net email in Chronicle
    • IMap Email Aliases In Chronicle for Multiple People
    • Setting up a domain hosted with Exchange to work in Chronicle
    • Setting up a domain hosted with Google to work in Chronicle
  • Customizing Folders.
    • Creating Folders
  • Main System Setup (MSS)
    • Overview of MSS
  • MSS > Categories Tab
    • Category Types
    • VIDEO Categories for Jobs 2:39
    • VIDEO Category Overview 0:40
    • Working with Categories
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    • Job Source Categories
    • Key Dates Categories
    • Marketing Expense Categories
  • MSS > Departments Tab > Document Subtab
    • Defining the Documents You Use
    • Converting ChronText to Word
    • Creating a Purchase Order Template
  • MSS> Departments> Cost Projections
    • Basic Job Cost Settings
  • MSS > Departments Tab > QuickBooks Subtab
    • Pulling Labor from QuickBooks
  • MSS > Email & Fax Tab
    • Chronicle Email Configuration
    • Default Communication Settings in Chronicle
    • IMAP Email Set-up in Chronicle
    • Setting Up Chronicle to Distribute Email
    • Assigning Email Addresses to Employees
  • MSS > Equipment Tab
    • Manually Add, Edit, or Delete Equipment
  • MSS > InfoPanel Tab
    • InfoPanel Customization
  • MSS > Job Tab
    • Job Setup
    • Job Role Setup
  • MSS > Labor/Budget Tab
    • Production Department Labor Settings
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    • Purchase Order Settings
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    • Settings - Program Links
    • Setup Text Messaging - Twilio instructions
  • MSS > Security Tab
    • Overview
    • Setting Security Levels for Different Options in Chronicle
    • What Different Security Contexts Control
  • MSS > Surveys Tab
    • Surveys
    • Changing Surveys
Integrations
  • QuickBooks Desktop
    • ChronAccounting Update Failure
    • How to Link Chronicle Jobs to Jobs Imported into Quickbooks
    • Importing Jobs from QuickBooks
    • Running the QB bridge yourself
    • Set up for QuickBooks Server
    • Separating Material costs from Subcontractor costs
  • QuickBooks Online (QBO)
    • Assigning Classes in QuickBooks Online
  • Right Signature
    • Secure Digital Signatures Setup
    • SDS Part 1- Creating Secure Digital Signature Documents
    • SDS Part 2 - Sending a Secure Digital Signature Document
  • Logikos Equipment Tracking
    • Linking Logikos with Chronicle
    • How to use with Chronicle
  • Microsoft 365
    • Adding Microsoft 365 Email Accounts in the UWP App - For Tenant Admin
    • Adding Microsoft 365 Email Accounts in the UWP App - For Users
Using Win10
  • 7 Screens of Win10
    • Home Screen in Win10
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    • How to view financials when using QuickBooks Online
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  • General Information
    • Adding photos for iOS and Android
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Section: MSS > Categories Tab | Last updated: 11/24/2021 14:37:45