You will automatically go into Visual Rota.

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Go up to the Options menu and click once. Click on Zoom 125%.

zoom control

This enlarges the rota, making it easier to see.

Click on the Information Table tab at the bottom of the window.

information table tab

You can start entering all the relevant information into the table. Once the information is entered into a cell you must press Enter before leaving that cell.

Once you have entered all the relevant information go to options and click on Update Info Table.

Go to row 77 to enter the normal shift details. To enter letters, select a cell by clicking on it.

animation of entering shift information

To delete incorrect information , press spacebar


then press the enter key.


The cell is now clear.

How to use the LATE choice.


A late shift is one which finishes late, and an early shift is defined as a shift which does not finish late. If you say that this shift does not finish late, it will be, by default, an early shift. The program counts the number of each type of shift. This enables you to equalize types of shift among all the staff.

Now click the Update Info Table button

Entering Names

Click the Schedule/Roster tab

Click on cell A10

Type in a name, it will appear only in the Edit bar until you press enter

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