This section discusses some of the possible uses of WinDates and gives tips on how to make WinDates work for you.
Use WinDates to keep track of and print event lists and calendars for your clubs and groups. The Filter feature is very useful in this case. By assigning intelligent event types to these events, you can use the filter feature to make reports such as "Club Birthdays" or "Group Meetings".
WinDates was originally developed with tracking birthdays in mind. You can impress your friends, relatives and co-workers by remembering their birthday and even how old they are.
tip - The Event Wizard is an easy way to enter birthdays.
Enter wedding dates to keep track of anniversaries. Use the yearly event type, enter the year of the wedding as the year and WinDates will calculate how long they've been married each year.
tip - The Event Wizard is an easy way to enter anniversaries.
Remember when to do all those little things around the house that are so easy to forget. For example, changing batteries in the smoke detectors, changing the filters in your air conditioning or furnace, adding new fertilizer spikes in the household plants,
Impress your significant other by remembering the anniversary of some of those "firsts", like the First Date.
Many holidays happen on unusual days like "second Sunday of May" (American Mother's Day). If there is a holiday like this that is not automatically handled by WinDates, try using the Advanced Recurring Options to enter the event.
For businesses with sales that should be renewed or repeated periodically, enter a daily, weekly, monthly or yearly event to remind you to send the notice or make the call.
Use WinDates to keep track of company year ends, maturity dates, etc.
Alarms can be set for any event (except the built-in holidays). Use alarms for sending a birthday card, meetings, lunch dates, quitting time, or waking up in the morning.
Note: If you have a unique use for WinDates, it might help someone else. Send in your ideas. Contacting Rockin' Software