To Upgrade to the latest version of TimeTabler :
[The description below refers to TimeTabler but a similar method works for Options and for StaffCover.]
1 First, Backup your existing data :
1-- Start TimeTabler ,
2-- For safety's sake (it's best to be paranoid), take (or make sure that you have) a Backup of your existing data (on say, a USB memory-stick or a synced cloud storage), as described on page viii in the Manual, and keep this Backup safe.
You can check that this Backup is good by using "File->Verify".
You can also make an 'Auto-Backup' archive on your hard-disc (via "File->AutoBackup").
2 To check if there is an Update, and download it:
3-- On the opening screen, at the bottom-right, click on: Check for Updates,
(or if you have asked TimeTabler to remind you regularly, then the 'Check for Updates' screen may pop-up automatically when you start TimeTabler, without you having to click)
4-- If you are using a Proxy Server you will need to enter its details, by clicking on 'Using Proxy Server ?'
5-- Then click on: “Check for Updates now”
6-- If your machine can make an internet connection then it tells you if a new version is available.
If it tells you there is a new version, then click on the ‘Yes, download update’ button
7-- TimeTabler will close
8-- The updated files will be installed.
Note: This is different to how Updates have previously worked where Setup.exe was downloaded and you ran through the installation screens. Now only the changed files are downloaded and updated.
9-- TimeTabler will reopen.
3 To check the Update has worked:
When TimeTabler reopens,
i) go to Help->About TimeTabler and check that it now says the new Version Number, and also
ii) check that it shows your School Name correctly at the top of the screen.
** How to manually install an update:
The download link provided at the time of purchase or on renewal will always be the latest version of TimeTabler. You can use that link to download the latest version and run a full installation.
Please note that you should install the new version to the same directory as the previous version of TimeTabler. By default this is at C:\TT4win
If you install to a different or new directory, then use the File->TT-Restore to load in the data that you saved in part 1 above.
How to install on a different computer from the download machine:
The download link provided at the time of purchase or on renewal will always be the latest version of TimeTabler. You can use that link to download the latest version and run a full installation.
You can use the File->TT-Restore to load in the data that you saved in part 1 above on this new computer.
Notes:
-- you can see what the latest features are, before deciding whether to update yourself, by clicking on 'Check for Updates' and then on 'View latest features':
-- See also this article on using Check for Updates.
-- See also this article about the changes to the Upgrade process. It is intended for school IT departments, managed service providers, and deployment partners.
By the TimeTabler Team