AutoPilot Documentation

Setting up a Schedule

The AutoSchedule program handles the interface for setting up schedules and selecting preferences for AutoPilot.  By selecting an item in AutoPilot's Preferences tab, AutoSchedule will be opened and set to the item you selected.  You can also start AutoSchedule from the Applications tab or from several tab item Open menu options.

The following instructions will guide you in setting up a schedule.  Once you understand the components (Calendar, Time, Repeat Every, and the checkbox items) and how they work together, you will be ready to schedule all of the features provided by the scheduling addons under the Preferences tab in AutoPilot.

NOTICE: Sorry, the keyboard is not supported in this version.


Schedule Setup Instructions

NOTE: The following instructions pertain to setting up a Reminder.  However, the details are the same for any schedule.
  1. First, be certain AutoPilot is running.
  2. Move the mouse to the Preferences tab. Click (or double click) the Reminders item. This will open AutoSchedule and display the Schedule tab.
  3. Setup the schedule.  Each component of the schedule is described below.
  4. When you're done, click the Save Now button to be certain your schedule has been saved.
Description
Calendar
Time
Repeat Every
Checkbox Options
Misc


Description

Enter a description.  This can be anything you like, however it must be unique accross all schedules.  Choose a name or phrase you will recognize, you may wish to make changes later or run it manually.  NOTE: use alpha-numeric, dash (-), underline(_), and space only.  Other characters may be entered, however we can not guarantee they will not cause problems.
 


Calendar

You will only need to setup the Calendar if one or more of the following applies.
You want to limit the schedule for: To specify the year, click on Year and click the up/down arrows to select the desired year.
To specify the month, click on Month and click the up/down arrows to select the desired month.
To specify the day, click on numeric value of the desired day.
To specify one or more weekdays, click on S,M,T,W,Th,F,Sa buttons for the days you desire.

It is perfectly okay to combine these options.  However, if you choose one or more weekdays, do not select a specific numeric day.

Examples:

  1. Select Year (2000), Month (May), and Day 18.  The schedule will be ran on May, 18th, 2000 only.
  2. Select M, W, and F.  The schedule will be ran on every Monday, Wednesday and Friday of every year and every month.


Time

You will only need to setup the Time if you want to run the schedule at a specific time.  To set the time, click on H, M or AP.  Then use the up/down arrows to select the desired time and am or pm.

Examples:

  1. Select Year (2000), Month (May), Day 18 and a time of 2:30 pm.  The schedule will be ran on May, 18th, 2000 at 2:30 pm only.
  2. Select M, W, F and a time of 2:30 pm.  The schedule will be ran on every Monday, Wednesday and Friday of every year and every month at 2:30 pm.
  3. Select a time of 2:30 pm.  The schedule will be ran every day at 2:30 pm.


Repeat Every

You will only need to setup Repeat Every if one or more of the following applies.
You want to run the schedule: Examples:
  1. Select a Repeat Every of 10 minutes.  The schedule will be ran every 10 minutes of every day.
  2. Select M, W, F and a Repeat Every of 10 minutes.  The schedule will be ran on every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and repeat every 10 minutes.


Checkbox Options

Support Quick Access - checking this box adds this schedule to the Quick Access tab in AutoPilot.  From there you can manually run this schedule whenever you choose.  NOTE: the schedule will also run according to the schedule you provided, if any.

Process on Request Only - checking this box automatically checks the Support Quick Access box.  This allows you to have a schedule that you only run manually.  There is no corresponding schedule.  This can be very handy.

Notify if Past Due - checking this box insures that the schedule will be ran, if the schedule is not ran because AutoPilot was not running at the scheduled time, the next time AutoPilot is started.

Disable Schedule - checking this box will disable the schedule.  Which means it will no longer be processed.  This is handy if you need to temporarily stop processing a schedule, but you don't want to delete it.
 


Misc.

Save Now - click this button to be certain your schedule has been saved.

Delete - click this button to delete the current schedule.

Revert - click this button to undo all changes made since the last save.

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