This is the main (resizeable) application window and can be broken down into 7 sections:

• Section 1 — Menu Bar
• Section 2 — Toolbar
• Section 3 — Calendar
• Section 4 — Meeting Schedules
• Section 5 — Assignment Schedules
• Section 6 — Status Bar
• Section 7 — Week Overview

Please see the Contacting Me help page if you want to contact me about anything concerning this program. Please see the Revision History to see what the latest features and changes are.

Section 1 — Menu Bar

There are 5 menus:

• File
• Tools
• Database
• Options
• Help

Click on the links to learn more about each of these menus.

Section 2 — Toolbar

The toolbar has several handy shortcuts to some of the commonly used features in the software

• Publishers Database
• Field Service Group Manager
• Congregations Database Report Viewer
• Public Talks
• Special Events
• Calendar Options
• Settings
• Backup Settings
• Restore Settings
• Help

Section 3 — Calendar

The calendar is limited to the next four months and you can select a maximum date range of 90 days.

A date range can be selected in several ways:

• Click the start date and drag the cursor to the end date.
• Click the start date and Shift-click the end date.
• Click on the start date, hold down the Shift key and use the LEFT/RIGHT arrow keys to move to the end date.

Any Special Events are displayed if you hover the mouse over the date.

The date range must be set when you need to create a new schedule. 

Section 4 — Meeting Schedules

Create

Displays the Meeting Editor, with everything setup for your chosen date range.

You can also create a new schedule from the File menu.

Edit

Click the button to select the schedule that you want to open and it will be displayed in the Meeting Editor.

Or, you can click the drop-down arrow, to display a list of recently opened schedules (up to 10). Simply select one of these schedules to open it in the Meeting Editor:

You can also open an existing schedule from the File menu.

Foreign-Language Group

This drop-down list is disabled when your congregation does not sponsor a Foreign-Language Group. Please read the Overview of Foreign-Language Group mode help topic to learn how to use this feature correctly. The following prompt is displayed for you to confirm your actions:

A hyperlink has been provided on the right-hand side to the reference material in the Organized to Do Jehovah's Will publication. The same hyperlink is also displayed at the bottom of the pop-up window.

Section 5 — Assignment Schedules

Create

Displays the Assignments Editor, with everything setup for your chosen date range.

You can also create a new schedule from the File menu.

Edit

Click the button to select the schedule that you want to open and it will be displayed in the Assignments Editor.

Or, you can click the drop-down arrow, to display a list of recently opened schedules (up to 10). Simply select one of these schedules to open it in the Assignments Editor:

You can also open an existing schedule from the File menu.

Active Schedule Type

Schedule Types hold their own copy of the programs settings. They are designed to help you to quickly customise how Meeting Schedule Assistant behaves. These are also included when you perform a Backup or Restore of the Meeting Schedule Assistant settings.

Select the schedule type you would like to use from those available in the drop-down list. Schedule Types can be managed from the Settings window.

Section 6 — Status Bar

The status bar provides information as it performs certain actions and it has 3 panes:

• Left — Progress Bar
• Middle — Generic information (e.g. file names)
• Right — Local Congregation Name

Section 7 — Week Overview

The Week Overview changes as you click different dates from week to week. You can make the summary panel larger by resizing the window as needed.

The information that is displayed in this summary panel is obtained from the Assignment History database.