PerfectTablePlan
newsletter 21
PerfectTablePlan
v4.0.2 available
PerfectTablePlan
v4.0.2 is now available for download.
We have added the following enhancements:
- You can now use gradients instead of single
colours for tables and chairs. Gradients can help to make
your printouts more visually appealing (see image right).
- We have included an import mapping for
pingg.com (see
below). This makes it easier to import guest lists exported from
pingg.com.
The
following bugs have been fixed:
- Incorrect
scaling in the Table plan
pane when tables differ considerably in size.
- Incorrect
scaling in the Guest
chart or Table
chart pane when printed over multiple panes.
- Cascading
warnings about locked guests in the Schematic
pane when dragging.
- Problems with selecting and dragging rotated
text in the Stationery
pane.
- Intermittent crash caused by resizing a floor
plan using the Dimensions
window (hopefully, it is hard to be sure with intermittent bugs).
Click
here to find out more or download the new version
Currently
v4.0.2 is only being released to newsletter subscribers. We expect to
make it more generally available within a couple of weeks, depending on
feedback we receive. As always, please
report
any bugs or problems.
Using
PerfectTablePlan on a memory
stick
If you use PerfectTablePlan on more than one
computer you
might want to consider using it from a memory stick.
To
install PerfectTablePlan onto a memory stick:
- Insert
your memory stick into the USB slot or card reader.
- Run
the PerfectTablePlan installation, from a download or CD.
- Install
PerfectTablePlan to a new folder on the memory stick drive. For example:
- install
the Windows version to \PerfectTablePlan\Windows
- install
the MacOSX version to /PerfectTablePlan/Mac
- store
any plan files in \PerfectTablePlan\plans
To
run PerfectTablePlan you now just need to double click on the
executable file on the drive, for example:
- Windows: \PerfectTablePlan\Windows\TablePlanner_4_0_2.exe
- MacOSX:
/PerfectTablePlan/Mac/PerfectTablePlan_4_0_2.app
Your
settings and preferences are stored locally on each machine, not on the
memory stick. So you will need to set them up when you run
PerfectTablePlan from the
memory stick on a new machine. For example, you will have to re-add
your licence key. But you will only have to do this once for each
machine.
PerfectTablePlan plan files are fully
portable between Windows and MacOSX, so you can even work on the
same plan file on your memory stick from both Windows and MacOSX
machines. PerfectTablePlan is licensed per person, not per computer, so
you only need a single licence to use PerfectTablePlan on multiple
machines (for your own use).
Integrating
PerfectTablePlan with pingg.com
We mentioned in newsletter
14 how you can use evite.com
or sendomatic.com
to take the hard work out of managing your RSVPs. pingg.com now offers a
similar service.
pingg.com will send out your invitations and
create a guest
list from the responses. You can then export the guest list for import
straight into PerfectTablePlan. We have even added an import mapping to
save time.
To export your pingg.com guest list:
- Click on the print & export
button in your guest list.
- Click on the DOWNLOAD link.
- Save to a .csv file.
To import your guest list into PerfectTablePlan:
- Select File>Import.
- Select Excel/CSV/text
file and click OK.
- Select the pingg.com file you exported.
- Select pingg.com
export from the File
type drop-down list (available only in PerfectTablePlan
v4.0.2 and later).
- Click OK.
pingg.com is
free for email invitations, but there is a fee for sending printed
invitations.
Over two million
guests seated
We estimate that PerfectTablePlan has now seated
over two million guests in more than 50 countries. See
our press release for more details.
Andy Brice
31-Oct-08
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