Installation:
Q:
Help! NeedleTrax won't install!
A:
Make sure you aren't running any programs in the background
during installation, this includes your Microsoft Office toolbar,
antivirus software, etc. If you continue to have problems, please
contact me.
Navigation:
Q:
It takes FOREVER to get from screen to screen in NeedleTrax.
Is there any way to move around more quickly? I also hate looking
at the intro screens all the time.
A:
You are having a problem with navigating in NeedleTrax because
you are using the 'x' in the upper right hand corner of the
screen to close your window. That 'x' closes the program, not
the window. Please use the CLOSE button in the upper right hand
section of your screen instead. You will find the program operates
much more effectively this way.
Projects:
Q:
NeedleTrax is now installed and of course, I wanted to update
it with my old files....In doing so I really confused the poor
darling! I take it I have to enter the yarn, needles and publications
I had used into a database BEFORE I can update the diary?
A:
NeedleTrax Projects is much more than a diary. It is an actual
inventory system. And, by being this type of system, it reduces
your data entry because you don't have to re-type yarn, needles,
books, etc. Once you have entered them into inventory (Add/Update
Masterfiles), yarn, needles, books, are made available in the
Project section so you can select them via the pull down lists
or by typing just the first few letters. On Screen 3 of Projects
you can actually assign a yarn to the project and indicate the
quantity used. NeedleTrax will calculate your remaining yarn
balance and keep that balance available for use in other projects.
Q:
I am disappointed that NeedleTrax doesn't maintain fields I
need. I need to see what yarn I'm using for a project on the
Add Project screen and it doesn't show that, only in the report.
Also, there is no place for gauge as that may differ from the
gauge given for that yarn wt. And there is no place to show
how much yarn was actually used or a notes section for alterations
to the project that may differ from the pattern. This information
is really important. Why isn't it there?
A:
There are 3 screens in the project section. You will see file
folder "Tabs" in the middle of the screen. Each project you
create has these 3 screens available for information.
Screen
One has the basic information on the project. Publication, project
name, page number, etc.. Project gauge appears on this screen.
Screen
Two has a place for additional information like when then project
started and ended, who it was for and a large notes section.
Screen
Three will list all the yarns assigned to the project, name,
color, amount used and the remaining balance.
Take a look at the 3 tabs, I believe they include everything
you asked about.
Books/Patterns:
Q:
When I entered Kinzel's First Book of Lace Knitting the auto
fill showed the wrong author.
A:
Make sure you enter each new Book, Yarn, Fiber, Needle, and
Project on a blank screen. In this case, I believe you entered
a book and then changed its title to a different book. This
leaves the old information for Author, Publication Date, etc.
in place.
You
can go to a new record by clicking "Add New" at the
top of the screen, by tabbing through the current screen until
a completely clean screen appears or by clicking on the symbol
at the bottom left part of your screen which looks like this
The
publications list came from the Library of Congress book list
on the internet. It is unlikely, but still possible for there
to be an error in the listing. If you do find one, you can edit
the publication listing under the third menu option, Add/Update
Masterfiles. This does not change any books that you have entered
into Add/Update My Books and Patterns. It will only impact future
books that are entered. |
