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Tools Menu

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Description
Design Tools:   
Digital Template Builder Tools Menu in Stratus - screenshot 2Tools Menu in Stratus - screenshot 3Tools Menu in Stratus - screenshot 4 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 Tools Menu in Stratus - screenshot 5Tools Menu in Stratus - screenshot 6Tools Menu in Stratus - screenshot 7 Build powerful filters that provide a detailed look at your data. See: Filter Builder
Form Letter Builder

Tools Menu in Stratus - screenshot 8Tools Menu in Stratus - screenshot 9Tools Menu in Stratus - screenshot 10 Create form letters to use in mass mailings, as well as in bulk emails and text messages. See: Form Letter Builder
HTML Email Builder Tools Menu in Stratus - screenshot 11Tools Menu in Stratus - screenshot 12 Build a set of HTML emails and newsletters to send to your clients and prospects. See: HTML Email Builder
Wizard Builder Tools Menu in Stratus - screenshot 13Tools Menu in Stratus - screenshot 14Tools Menu in Stratus - screenshot 15 Use the Wizard Builder to customize the wizards used throughout the software. Add or hide pages, change the defaults, and more. See: Wizard Builder
   
Process Triggers  Tools Menu in Stratus - screenshot 16Tools Menu in Stratus - screenshot 17 Use this tool to manually process triggers you’ve set up. See: Triggers
Process Payment Plans Tools Menu in Stratus - screenshot 18Tools Menu in Stratus - screenshot 19 Use this tool to regularly process payment plans. See: Payment Plans
Process Loyalty Rewards Tools Menu in Stratus - screenshot 20Tools Menu in Stratus - screenshot 21Tools Menu in Stratus - screenshot 22 Use this tool to automatically assign loyalty rewards to clients who fit a selected criteria. See: Implementing a Loyalty Program 
   
End of Day Wizard Tools Menu in Stratus - screenshot 23Tools Menu in Stratus - screenshot 24 Combine deposits and invoice postings into one end-of-day procedure. See: End of Day Wizard
Accounting Link Tools Menu in Stratus - screenshot 25Tools Menu in Stratus - screenshot 26 The following tools are available under the Accounting Link section of the Tools menu. 

  • Make a Deposit – Post payment records in Stratus Desktop and export to your accounting software.
  • Post Invoices – Post invoices in the software, export to your accounting software, and calculate sales tax/VAT.
  • Re-Print Posting Reports – Print another copy of one or more previous posting reports.
  • Re-Export Posting Reports – Re-export one or more previous postings.
  • Set Period Closing Date 
  • Cash Drawer ReconciliationThis data is not stored anywhere.  This is a simple calculator to make it easy to count your drawer at the beginning of the day.

See also: Using the Accounting Link or Cash Reconciliation

   
Group Capture Tools Menu in Stratus - screenshot 27Tools Menu in Stratus - screenshot 28 The Group Capture tool provides tethered shooting capability that is especially useful when shooting large numbers of people, such as schools, dance groups, sports teams, and other organizations. See: Group Capture
Bulk Image Importer Tools Menu in Stratus - screenshot 29Tools Menu in Stratus - screenshot 30 Import images from a single source, such as a camera card, that contains images from multiple sessions and quickly import those images into the correct session. See also: Bulk Image Importer
Make Yearbook CD Tools Menu in Stratus - screenshot 31Tools Menu in Stratus - screenshot 32 Create a high school yearbook CD. See: Yearbook Workflow and CDs 
   
Communication Wizard Tools Menu in Stratus - screenshot 33Tools Menu in Stratus - screenshot 34Tools Menu in Stratus - screenshot 35 Create a variety of communications (email, SMS texts, phone calls, or letters) for multiple clients at a time. See also: Communication Wizard
Bulk Scheduling Wizard Tools Menu in Stratus - screenshot 36Tools Menu in Stratus - screenshot 37 Quickly schedule individual sessions for an entire group of clients. See: Bulk Scheduling 
Add Clients to a Group Wizard Quickly add multiple clients to a client group. See: Client Groups
Remove Clients from a Group Wizard Easily remove a set of clients from a client group. See also: Client Groups
Delete a Group of Clients Wizard Permanently delete a group of clients from your database. See also: Deleting a Group of Clients
   
Check Gift Certificate Balance Tools Menu in Stratus - screenshot 38Tools Menu in Stratus - screenshot 39 Quickly check the balance of a gift certificate. If you’re using TSYS Gift Cards this tool will be called Gift Card Actions. See: Gift Certificates or TSYS Gift Cards
Resolve Scheduling Conflicts Tools Menu in Stratus - screenshot 40Tools Menu in Stratus - screenshot 41Tools Menu in Stratus - screenshot 42 Resolve scheduling conflicts that may occur after a calendar sync. See: Resolving Scheduling Conflicts
   
Synchronize InSpiredByYou (Spectra only) Use this tool to regularly upload and download information between the software and InSpiredByYou. See: Synchronize InSpiredByYou

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