Table
Plan pane shows a
single table, with an optional legend (text). You can only select a
single seat or table in this pane. The legend cannot be selected.
The Table
Plan pane shows a
single table, with an optional legend (text). You can only select a
single seat or table in this pane. The legend cannot be selected.
Clicking on the 
and 
buttons zooms in and out. Clicking on the 
button zooms and pans the display to show all the contents. When you
are zoomed in you can move around by clicking on the scroll bars or
by dragging the background (the cursor will change to a hand).
Click the 
button to change the fonts and colours. The table colour will be
overridden by colours set for individual tables through the Table
properties window.
Hint If you want to hide table names in the floor plan just set the colour of the table font to the same as the colour of the table.
Click on the 
buttons to display the first, previous, next or last table.
Click on the 
More
button (
on Macintosh) to show additional options.
Select from the Arrow to drop-down list to display a directional arrow. This arrow can point up, right, down, left or to any table. Note the arrow will not be displayed if it is set to point to the current table.
Select from the Seats drop-down list according to how you want guests and seats to be displayed.
Change the Display drop-down to change the text that is displayed for assigned seats.
Check the legend check box to show the text legend. Check the header, seat numbers, VIP, gender, age, meal, special or notes check boxes to show the corresponding information in the legend.
Note The Event: entry in the legend is set in the Information window.
Guests can be dragged between seats or from the 
Guests pane
or 
Groups pane
(set the Left pane Mode
to drag & drop). Drop a
guest away from a seat or table to unassign them.
Note If you drag a guest on to a seat where another guest is already assigned the guests will swap seats with the guest being dragged.
Double-click on a table or guest to show the Properties window.
Right click or 
Ctrl+Click
on a table or seat to display actions in a pop-up menu.
When you hover the mouse cursor over a table or assigned seat a tool tip window with useful information will appear. You can turn these tool tips on/off in the Preferences window.
Hold down the 
button to show all guests that should be sitting next to each other.
Hold down the 
button to show all guests that should be sitting near to each other.
Hold down the 
button to show all guests that should not be sitting next to each other.
Hold down the 
button to show all guests that should be not be sitting near to each other.
Hold down the 
button to show all guest proximities.
Hold down the 
button to show all non-optimal seating arrangements, e.g. guests that
should be sitting next to each other that aren't.
Note Only the proximities for guests on the current table are shown.
Depress the 
button to show the gender of guests (blue for male, pink for female).
Hint It is easier to
see proximities if the
button is not depressed.
Depress the 
button to show the age of guests (large for adult, small for child).
Depress the 
button to show which groups guests belong to (seats are colour coded
for up to 100 groups - the colours are chosen automatically).
Depress the 
button to show VIP guests.
Depress the 
button to show guests with special needs.
Depress the 
button to show locked guests.
Hint Some of the above will be easier to see if you use simple (e.g. default ) colours in the Table plan pane.
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