Cayan Credit Card Processing (Canada)

Workstation Preferences CC_2018

Use the settings on this tab to set up how you want to process credit cards on each computer. Processing Options Web Interface – This option uses the secure web interface provided by Cayan/eWAY. Genius Customer Engagement Device – The Genius device can be purchased or leased from Cayan. It supports traditional credit and debit...

Organizations_2018

  NOTE: This feature is available in the Professional and Enterprise versions of both Spectra and Stratus Desktop. Organizations are used to track schools and other types of organizations you work with. For each organization you can maintain information such as address, contact information, yearbook requirements, and deadlines. When setting up a client or senior session,...

Basic Setup

Basic Set-up Here are all the important locations to set up InspiredByYou.com: Initial Set-up Below are the most important settings you need to set up beforehand to ensure a smooth transition to InspiredByYou for your clients. Some settings can be done after the upgrade process. Link Below! 1. Statuses and other miscellaneous items We have...

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Here are all the important locations to set up InspiredByYou.com: 1. Statuses and other miscellaneous items InspiredByYou.com is an extremely automated system. Once the initial set up is completed, the system can essentially run itself. As you go through the process, a lot of this automation runs on Statuses (Session Statuses, Invoice Statuses, etc.). In this...

Setting up InspiredByYou_New

Set Up an InSpiredByYou Account Contact StudioPlus Software, (888) 862-4868, to set up an InSpiredByYou.com account. StudioPlus will provide you with an InSpiredByYou.com client user name and password, as well as a link to your InSpiredByYou.com site that you can use from your website. Set Up InSpiredByYou Preferences in Spectra There is a set of...

Studio Preferences – Merchant Warehouse US_New

Merchant Warehouse© is a credit card processing company in the U.S. that integrates directly with Spectra, Stratus, and InSpiredByYou. In addition to making credit card processing extremely easy, StudioPlus and Merchant Warehouse, take much of the hassle out of fulfilling the requirements for your business to become PCI compliant. Click here to learn more about PCI...

eWAY Credit Card Process_New

Getting Started with eWAY© in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom To get started using eWAY credit card processing with your Spectra software, follow these simple steps. Create an eWAY account. Click here to receive a no-obligation quote from eWAY, which is the first step in establishing your account. Once your account is established, eWAY will email you...

Merchant Warehouse Credit Card Process_New

  Getting Started with Merchant Warehouse (U.S. only) To get started using Merchant Warehouse in the credit card processing with your Spectra software, follow these simple steps. Create a Merchant Warehouse account. Click here to receive a no-obligation quote from Merchant Warehouse, which is the first step in establishing your account. Once your account is established,...

Credit Card Processing Overview_New

  Credit Card Processing Overview StudioPlus has chosen to integrate the Spectra software with Merchant Warehouse© (in the U.S. only) and eWAY© (in Austrialia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom) — both are industry-leading credit card processing companies. The integration does not require any additional software. The only requirement is that the computer you are using...

Control Center_New

Have a hard time remembering to back up your data? Always falling behind on updates? The Spectra Control Center allows you to automate some of the more mundane – but important – maintenance processes in Spectra. You can automatically perform database tasks like backups, compacts, and repairs. The Control Center will help you keep current...

Payment Plans_New

  NOTE: This feature is available in the Professional and Enterprise versions of both Spectra and Stratus Desktop. You can create a payment plan on any invoice in Spectra. The Payment Plan feature allows you to create pending payments to be processed at a future date. You can create a single pending payment or a series...

Uploading to InSpired_New

Uploading to InSpired Client and session information as well as images, contracts, albums, and videos can all be uploaded directly from Spectra. The client’s address, email, and phone number; the session date, description, and web price list; and the selected images and image groups will all be uploaded through the session uploader described below. Contracts,...

Merchant Warehouse Credit Card Process, New

Credit Card Swiping To enhance your credit card processing and to lower your credit card processing fees, you can also use a USB credit card reader. The card reader connects direct to the USB port of your computer, and can be used to swipe a credit card, eliminating the need to manually key in a...

Credit Card Processing New

    (missing eWAY logo) Credit Card Processing Overview StudioPlus has chosen to integrate the Spectra software with Merchant Warehouse and eWAY, both industry-leading credit card processing companies. The integration does not require any additional software. The only requirement is that the computer you are using Spectra on has an Internet connection. Merchant Warehouse has the...

Personalize a Session Record with an Image

Adding a representative image to a client’s individual sessions (and/or to their client record) can be fun and useful. Using a unique image for each session can remind you about the client and their photography history with your studio. The main session image and main client image are stored in your database and can be...

Personalize a Client Record with an Image

Adding an image to a client record can be helpful by giving you a visual reminder of who the client is. You can also add a unique image to each of a client’s sessions, giving you a quick view of their photography history with your studio. The main client image and main session image(s) are...

FAQ – Create Reports for Sessions Booked

Q: How do I create reports for sessions booked? A: Here are several ways to find how many sessions have been booked (called and made sessions for) this week or month. Instructions On the Home Page Did you know you can easily view your bookings by week, month, and year in the Today’s Snapshot panel on...

Uploading to InSpiredByYou

Uploading to InSpiredByYou Client and session information as well as images, contracts, albums, and videos can all be uploaded directly from Spectra/Stratus. The client’s address, email, and phone number; the session date, description, and web price list; and the selected images and image groups will all be uploaded through the session uploader described below. Contracts,...

Control Center, CC New

Have a hard time remembering to back up your data? Always falling behind on updates? The Spectra Control Center allows you to automate some of the more mundane – but important – maintenance processes in Spectra. You can automatically perform database tasks like backups, along with compact and repairs. The Control Center will help you...

Using Inspired with Spectra, CC New

Uploading to InSpired Client and session information as well as images, contracts, albums, and videos can all be uploaded directly from Spectra. The client’s address, email, and phone number; the session date, description, and web price list; and the selected images and image groups will all be uploaded through the session uploader described below. Contracts,...

Setting up Spectra with the Preferences Wizard, New

The Preferences Wizard guides you through entering the most important settings in Spectra so you can get up and running quickly. However, don’t forget to go back later and set all your company and user preferences. There are many settings available on the Spectra Maintenance menu, helping you customize Spectra for your studio. For more...

Payment Plans, Merchant Warehouse and eWAY, New

  NOTE: This feature is available in the Professional and Enterprise versions of both Spectra and Stratus Desktop. You can create a payment plan on any invoice in Spectra. The Payment Plan feature allows you to create pending payments to be processed at a future date. You can create a single pending payment or a series...

Client Payment Methods for Merchant Warehouse and eWAY, New

You can create one or more payment methods for a client that can be used on future payments, either for a new purchase or on a payment plan. Open the client and click on the File tab in the top left corner. Choose Payment Methods from the menu. On the Payment Methods page you’ll be able...

Studio Preferences – eWay Credit Cards_AUS_NZ_GBR_New

eWAY is a credit card processing company that integrates directly with Spectra, Stratus, and InSpiredByYou. In addition to making credit card processing extremely easy, StudioPlus and eWAY take much of the hassle out of fulfilling the requirements for your business to become PCI compliant. Click here to learn more about PCI compliance and how it affects you. Use...

Studio Preferences – Credit Cards, Merchant Warehouse, New

Merchant Warehouse is a credit card processing company that integrates directly with Spectra, Stratus, and InSpiredByYou. In addition to making credit card processing extremely easy, StudioPlus and Merchant Warehouse take much of the hassle out of fulfilling the requirements for your business to become PCI compliant. Click here to learn more about PCI compliance and how it...

eWay Credit Card Process, New

Getting Started with eWAY To get started using eWAY credit card processing with your Spectra software, follow these simple steps. Create a eWAY account. Click here to receive a no-obligation quote from eWay, which is the first step in establishing your account. Once your account is established, Merchant Warehouse or eWAY will email you your unique account credentials....

Client Payment Methods_New

You can create one or more payment methods for a client that can be used on future payments, either for a new purchase or on a payment plan. Open the client and click on the File tab in the top left corner. Choose Payment Methods from the menu. On the Payment Methods page you’ll be...

Company Preferences-Accounting 2016v2

  NOTE: This feature is available in the Professional and Enterprise versions of both Spectra and Stratus Desktop. The Accounting page is where you specify your accounting link options within the software. See Accounting for more information.

Creating a Coupon or Promotion 2016v2

  NOTE: This feature is available in the Essential, Professional, and Enterprise versions of both Spectra and Stratus Desktop. Create coupons and promotions in your price list and then apply them to your invoices during the sales process. Promotions can include:  Combination Dollar Amount Off Per Item Flat Dollar Amount Off Percentage Off Free Product Loyalty Reward Creating...

2016 Volume 2 – INTERNAL USE ONLY

This section contains working drafts of new and revised pages related to 2016 Volume 2.

Wall Art Groups

  NOTE: This feature is available in the Essential, Professional, and Enterprise versions of both Spectra and Stratus Desktop. Use Wall Art Groups to organize the images in your Wall Art Library. See also: Wall Art Library and Using Wall Art Creating Wall Art Groups Go to Maintenance > Digital > Wall Art Groups. Add a new group by typing the...

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2016 Digital Workflow Overview

Spectra and Stratus Desktop are both great business management tools. But did you know they can also manage the digital/imaging side of your business? Over the years we’ve added many powerful features that can streamline your job, saving you time and money. We’ve also added key integrations with some of the industry’s most commonly used...

Sales Reports

Standard Sales Reports These sales reports are found on the Reports menu in Spectra/Stratus Desktop. Report Description Available Options Invoice List List of invoices including invoice date, due date, client name, and financial details such as sub-total, discount, shipping, sales tax, amount paid, and open balance. Estimates can be included if desired. See: Invoice Lists Date...

Contact Us Forms

NOTE: This feature is available in the Professional and Enterprise versions of Stratus Desktop. Spectra does not include this feature.

Customer Deposits Reconciliation Report

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Printable Reference Guides

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Electronic Delivery SR2

Do you have products you deliver electronically to your clients? Electronic delivery is now built right into Spectra and Stratus Desktop, using your online Stratus Drive storage. Just a click or two to upload the images and email your client the download link – and you’re done! Here are just a few ways you can...

Triggers

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Filters

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Setting up Spectra

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Uploading Prepaid Orders to InSpired

You can record an invoice as a prepaid order in Spectra and then upload the order to InSpiredByYou, allowing the client to select online which images they want to use for each item in the order. Follow these steps to create and upload a prepaid order: In Spectra, go to the Online tab of the invoice and...

Offering an Online Promotion

Creating an Online Promotion Follow these steps to create or modify your online promotions for InSpiredByYou: In Spectra, go to Maintenance > Preferences > InSpiredByYou Preferences and then open the Orders tab. Click Promotion Maintenance to open your list of online promotions. To add a promotion, click New on the ribbon. Complete the following information...

Sending a Session or Appointment Reminder

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Client Reports

Standard Client Reports Report Description Available Options Client List List includes client number, name, address, and home phone number. Can also include family members. See: Client Lists and Labels Client Group Marketing Plan Filter  Mailing Labels Print mailing labels for a set of clients. Information can be customized. See: Client Lists and Labels Client Group Marketing Plan...

Payment Reference

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Payment Ribbon

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My Reports

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2016 Updates – INTERNAL USE ONLY

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Creating and Managing Online Time Slots

  NOTE: This feature is available in the Essential, Professional, and Enterprise versions of Stratus Desktop. Spectra does not include this feature. After you’ve done the preliminary online booking setup (see Setting Up Online Booking if you haven’t), you need to define individual time slots that can be booked online. This gives you control over when sessions are booked. For...

Adjusting Image 2016V2

The Workflow hub includes some powerful tools for adjusting your images. Use these tools to adjust levels, curves, brightness, contrast, tone, and more. You can save a set of adjustments and apply it to multiple images with just a click! All adjustments are non-destructive and can be applied to your hi-res images before retouching or...

Perfectly Clear 2016V2

The Perfectly Clear® plug-in brings powerful automatic image correction tools right into Spectra and Stratus Desktop! It is designed to save you significant time in your editing process. Use it as a first step in your image correction workflow to remove the most common problems created by digital cameras — under-exposure, lack of depth, lack...

Designing Wall Art Layouts

  NOTE: This feature is available in the Essential, Professional, and Enterprise versions of both Spectra and Stratus Desktop. Wall Art Layouts are templates that can be used to display image groupings on a picture of an actual wall.   Key Points Wall layouts can only include drop zone layers (no image or text layers). Designing a Wall...

Checking for Duplicate Clients

As you’re adding new clients, there’s always the possibility you may enter a client twice. To protect against that, Spectra has several possible duplicate checks you can set up. Setting up Duplicate Check Options To set up the duplicate check, go to Maintenance > Preferences > Studio Preferences > Client Tab. In the “Client Duplicate Check Options”...

Customizing the Invoice and Report Headers

You may have entered this information in the Preferences Wizard when you set up Spectra. Follow these steps to go back and modify the header information you entered at that time. See also: Setting up Spectra with the Preferences Wizard Go to Maintenance > Preferences > Studio Preferences and open the Studio Info page. Update...

Wall Art Library

  NOTE: This feature is available in the Essential, Professional, and Enterprise versions of both Spectra and Stratus Desktop. Use the Wall Art Library to build a collection of walls that can be used to display your client’s images. Key Points Wall images must be JPEG images. Wall images must include a measurable object. Adding a Wall Image...

Creating and Managing Online Time Slots 2016V2

  NOTE: This feature is available in the Essential, Professional, and Enterprise versions of Stratus Desktop. Spectra does not include this feature. After you’ve done the preliminary online booking setup (see Setting Up Online Booking if you haven’t), you need to define individual time slots that can be booked online. This gives you control over when sessions are booked. For...

End of Day Wizard 2016V2

  NOTE: This feature is available in the Professional and Enterprise versions of both Spectra and Stratus Desktop. Streamline your posting procedures with the End of Day Wizard, which combinesdeposits and invoice posting into one process. Use the software’s Wizard Builder tool to customize the End of Day Wizard by adding or hiding pages and more. See...

Session Promotions 2016V2

  NOTE: This feature is available in the Essential, Professional, and Enterprise versions of both Spectra and Stratus Desktop. Session promotions are used at the session level to help you track revenue for specific promotions. Create multiple promotions and then select the appropriate one(s) when booking a session. See also: Using Session Promotions Setting up Session Promotions Go to...

Session Type Trigger 2016v2

  NOTE: This feature is available in the Professional and Enterprise versions of both Spectra and Stratus Desktop. Use Session Type Triggers to have the software automatically create tasks or initiate a variety of communications based on the primary session date, or the date a session was created. These triggers can vary based on the type of...

Session Status Triggers2016v2

  NOTE: This feature is available in the Professional and Enterprise versions of both Spectra and Stratus Desktop. Use Session Status Triggers to have the software automatically create tasks or initiate a variety of communications based on the primary session date, the session status due date, or the date a session status is changed. Before setting up...

Company Preferences-Sessions 2016v2

Session Type Select a Default Session Type. When you are booking a new session this will be the default type. See also: Session Types Default Location You may also select a Default Location for your sessions. The default can be overridden at the time a session is scheduled. Session Tabs Select which tabs you want...

Tools Menu 2016V2

Menu Item Description Design Tools:    Digital Template Builder  Use the Digital Template Builder to create templates you can use to create custom digital products for your customers, print layouts, and wall art layouts. See: Digital Template Builder Overview Filter Builder  Build powerful filters that provide a detailed look at your data. See: Filter Builder  Form Letter Builder...

Web Forms

Time Slots SR2

  NOTE: This feature is available in the Essential, Professional, and Enterprise versions of both Spectra and Stratus Desktop. Use time slots to define times on the calendar when certain types of sessions can be booked, either by someone in your studio or through online booking. Note: Online booking is a feature available in Stratus. See Online Booking for...

Setting Up Departments 2016V2

Departments give you a way to organize your staff by their responsibilities. There are a variety of items in the software that can be assigned to a department, notifying each user in the department of the task, phone call, email, etc. that needs to get done. These items will appear on the home page for...

Custom Labels2016V2

There are a many custom fields available throughout the software that can be used to store information specific to your studio’s needs. Custom fields can be used in calendar descriptions, filters, form letters, and HTML emails. You can also display and sort by them on the hubs.   Use Custom Labels maintenance to change how these...

myStratus API and Zapier Integration

Stratus API How to sign up for Stratus Web API integration: To get started with Web API integration, sign up for our Web API by emailing support.  Find Pricing here.  Once enabled, we will email an API-Key to you. The fields available to be utilized can be found via our Swaggersite. Connecting to the Production...

Quick Reference Guides

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Designing Composite Templates2016V2

  NOTE: This feature is available in the Essential, Professional, and Enterprise versions of both Spectra and Stratus Desktop. One of the most common uses for the Digital Template Builder is for designing custom Composite Templates, such as multi-image panels, custom album pages, holiday cards, sports cars, or even vignettes. Easily create custom digital products for clients by simply...

Wall Art

Please note that the Wall Art feature is still in beta testing and has not yet been officially released to general clients.  Nothing can mean more to a client than the ability to see how their own images would appear on their wall at home. Wall Art gives you the opportunity to add that level...

Wall Art

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SMS Update

  NOTE: This feature is available in the Essential, Professional, and Enterprise versions of both Spectra and Stratus Desktop. SMS text messaging is a powerful tool, very similar to email. Use SMS marketing as another way to connect with your customers. These touch points are important. The more touch points you have with a customer, the more likely...

Tracking Online Orders

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Selling Products Online

Required Setup for Online Ordering Step 1: Create a Web Price List For each Spectra session you publish to InSpiredByYou, you will be able to choose a specific online price list. You may want to have separate online price lists for different clients or session types. You can use an existing price list, but we...

Uploading Images to InSpired

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CLEAN UP INSTRUCTIONS

The following things will need to be clean up in HelpConsole: Eliminate the underscore characters from each title. Either change the Page Name in the “Page Properties” section (click on gear icon to open this section) or change it right in the Table of Contents list. DO NOT change the Page ID! Delete the feedback...

NOTE about missing files

NOTE: There was a file that was causing an error during the initial import. In order to get the import to successfully complete, I eliminated several folders, along with all the images that were at the root level. We’ll need to come back and try importing the missing sections/images at some point. The following sections...

Welcome

Online Help Welcome to the Online Help system for Stratus Desktop and StudioPlus Spectra.     Browse through the topics by clicking the icons below or by selecting pages in the table of contents to the left. To quickly find what you’re looking for, just type something in the search box above and click the search...

Welcome to Stratus Desktop

Online Help Welcome to the online help system for the Stratus Desktop app. PLEASE NOTE: The majority of the contents in this guide apply to both Stratus Desktop and StudioPlus Spectra. In most cases, instructions that refer to Spectra also apply to Stratus Desktop. Browse through the help pages by clicking on the icons below...

Wedding Workflow

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myStratus Features

One of the key benefits of the Stratus solution is the flexibility to access your data from any location and with different types of devices. This flexibility is delivered through a combination of applications – Stratus Mobile, my Stratus Web, and Stratus Desktop. There are also four editions of Stratus: Express includes a basic feature...

Web Forms Examples

NOTE: This feature is available in the Professional and Enterprise versions of Stratus Desktop. Spectra does not include this feature. Before your clients can access their Web Forms, you need to design them. If you haven’t designed your forms yet, refer to Designing Web Forms as well as Using Web Forms for how to create the web forms. There are three...

Using Web Forms Update

NOTE: This feature is available in the Professional and Enterprise versions of Stratus Desktop. Spectra does not include this feature. Before you can start using Web Forms to gather information for your clients and sessions, you need to design those forms. If you haven’t designed your forms yet, refer to Designing Web Forms. Step 1 – Create Web...

Designing Web Forms Update

NOTE: This feature is available in the Professional and Enterprise versions of Stratus Desktop. Spectra does not include this feature.   Designing a Web Form Designing a Web Form is the process of setting up the fields and content you want to appear on your form. This is basically a template that will be filled in with...

Scheduling Time Slots 2016V2

  NOTE: This feature is available in the Essential, Professional, and Enterprise versions of both Spectra and Stratus Desktop. Use time slots to define times on the calendar when certain types of sessions can be booked, either by someone in your studio or through online booking. Note: Online booking is a feature available in Stratus. See Online Booking for...

Appointment Types 2016V2

Enter all the types of appointments you’ll want to schedule on your calendar – from consultations to proof reviews to golf dates! Like session types, appointment types can have a default length, a unique color on the calendar, and you can set the descriptions on calendar. HERE’S A FLASH FOR YOU! Remember, a linked appointment is with...

Setting Up Online Booking 2016V2

  NOTE: This feature is available in the Essential, Professional, and Enterprise versions of Stratus Desktop. Spectra does not include this feature. Setting it up in Stratus HERE’S A FLASH FOR YOU! As you set up online booking, you may find it helpful to see how your choices will affect your client’s online booking experience. Open The Online Booking...

Using Wall Art

Use Wall Art to display your client’s images on their own walls! Create your own set of wall layouts (templates) or just use a single image and resize it to show what it will really look like in their space. You can even add the entire grouping to their order with just one click! Key...

Online Booking Experience2016V2

  NOTE: This feature is available in the Essential, Professional, and Enterprise versions of Stratus Desktop. Spectra does not include this feature. This topic answers the following questions: How does someone book a session online? Someone booked a session, what happens now? How does someone Reschedule/Cancel a Session online? How does someone book a session online? Step 1...

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How can I enhance the online presentation of my Session Types? Method 1: A slideshow of your images can mean a lot to clients. Why not include a slideshow along with your Online Booking portal? To accomplish this on your website, split your web page into two “columns”. In the first column, create and insert the...

Price List Tips

It’s easier to manage your price list(s) if you’re familiar with how to copy and move things around! Copying and Moving Copying a Price List Highlight a price list in the list on the left. Click Copy Price List on the ribbon. Confirm.  A duplicate price list will be created. The new price list will...

Render Profiles SR2

  NOTE: This feature is available in the Essential, Professional, and Enterprise versions of both Spectra and Stratus Desktop. Render profiles are used to group similar items together that can be rendered with the same set of instructions. Here are just a few examples of items that could be rendered together: Lo-res session images for online preview Hi-res...

Syncing Spectra and InSpired

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Setting up the InSpired Integration

Before you can start using InSpiredByYou for online proofing and ordering, you must set up your InSpired preferences in Spectra and then sync your settings to InSpiredByYou. Your InSpired Preferences are found in Spectra under Maintenance > Preferences > InSpiredByYou Preferences. This is where you will activate InSpiredByYou, choose the features for your InSpired site,...

InSpired How To’s

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Using Inspired with Spectra_New

Uploading to InSpired Client and session information as well as images, contracts, albums, and videos can all be uploaded directly from Spectra. The client’s address, email, and phone number; the session date, description, and web price list; and the selected images and image groups will all be uploaded through the session uploader described below. Contracts,...

Setting up Spectra with the Preferences Wizard_New

The Preferences Wizard guides you through entering the most important settings in Spectra so you can get up and running quickly. However, don’t forget to go back later and set all your company and user preferences. There are many settings available on the Spectra Maintenance menu, helping you customize Spectra for your studio. For more...

Help Page

Temp Designing Web Forms

Bulk Importing using QR Codes We now offer an even better way to speed up your workflow!! Creating and using QR code

Temp Form Letter builder

  NOTE: This feature is available in the Essential, Professional, and Enterprise versions of both Spectra and Stratus Desktop. Form Letter Overview The Form Letter Builder is essentially a built-in text editor you use to create form letters that can be used in the software. The form letters you create can be: Printed for mass mailing. Sent as an...

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New Subscription Plans You can use Stratus’s new feature Subscription Plans to track Baby Clubs, Annual Plans, Memberships in clubs you offer – the idea’s are endless.  The idea is to offer them a subscription that you collect money on, and they get value in return. Here are some examples: VIP Subscription:  They pay an...

Temp Holding page

FAQ:  How can I get my images retouched outside of the studio? ATTENTION! This FAQ will cover how to do this for Sessions, the idea is the same for Production Orders statuses. Using the Stratus Drive as a cloud storage drive, Stratus can automatically get the images to the Retoucher’s, and once retouched, get them...

FAQ – Alphabetized List of All our FAQ’s

Here is an alphabetized list of all our most frequently asked questions and how to’s.  Use the links to find your answer! Calendar goes blank after saving Client How To’s Customizing the Hubs Database Utility Settings Delete a Dashboard Report Deleting a Group of Clients Email Block Lists Email ISP Limits Error when printing Error...