• Getting started
    • Introduction
      • Introduction
      • Conventions in this document
      • System requirements
      • The help system
    • Quick start guide
      • Quick start guide
    • Tutorial
      • Tutorial
      • 1. Getting started
      • 2. Add guests
      • 3. Set proximity
      • 4. Add tables
      • 5. Assign guests
      • 6. Assess plan
      • 7. Print plan
      • 8. Print stationery
      • 9. Import guests
      • 10. Check-in guests
    • Editions
      • Editions
  • Reference
    • User interface
      • Main window
      • Menu bar
      • Task tool bar
      • Main tool bar
      • Insert tool bar
      • Status bar
      • Guests pane
      • Groups pane
      • Proximity pane
      • Custom Field Proximity pane
      • Floor Plan pane
      • Table Plan pane
      • Schematic pane
      • Table Chart pane
      • Guest Chart pane
      • VDU Chart pane
      • Stationery pane
      • Report pane
      • Dashboard pane
      • Windows
        • Windows
        • About window
        • Auto Assign Multiple Seatings window
        • Bulk Edit Custom Proximity window
        • Bulk Edit Proximity window
        • Change Group window
        • Chart Title/Footer window
        • Check-In Guests window
        • Choose Plans window
        • Custom Fields window
        • Custom Seat Numbering window
        • Dimensions window
        • Edit Guest Property window
        • Edit Table Colour window
        • Edit Table Seats window
        • Edit Table Size window
        • Event Information window
        • Export window
        • Export Data window
        • Export PDF window
        • Export VCard window
        • Find Plan Files window
        • Fonts and Colours window
        • Group Properties window
        • Guest Properties window
        • Image Properties window
        • Import window
        • Import Data window
        • Insert Couple window
        • Insert Family window
        • Insert Image window
        • Insert Group window
        • Insert Guest window
        • Insert Shape window
        • Insert Table window
        • Insert Text window
        • Join Columns window
        • Licence window
        • Multi-Level Sort window
        • Most Recently Accessed window
        • Numbers and Budget window
        • Page Setup window
        • Preferences window
        • Print window
        • Print Setup window
        • Quick Add Guests window
        • Renumber/rename tables window
        • Save Stationery Layout window
        • Select Gradient window
        • Select Groups window
        • Select Guests window
        • Select Texture window
        • Shape Properties window
        • Show Guest Details window
        • Shuffle Seats window
        • Split Columns window
        • Stationery Layout window
        • Table Layout window
        • Table Order window
        • Table Properties window
        • Table Section Properties Window
        • Text Properties window
        • Visualization Colours window
      • Drag and drop
      • Keyboard accelerators
      • Gestures
    • Importing
      • Importing
      • Importing guests from Excel files
      • Importing guests from text and CSV files
      • Importing guests from vCard files
      • Example import formats
      • Merge import
    • Names and titles
      • Names and titles
    • HTML tags
      • HTML tags
    • Groups
      • Groups
    • RSVP status
      • RSVP status
    • Meal selection
      • Meal selection
    • Custom fields
      • Custom fields
    • Table shapes
      • E-shaped table
      • Rectangular table
      • Banquet table
      • Head table
      • Custom table
      • Circular table
      • Semi-circular table
      • Oval table
      • Serpentine table
      • Row of seats
    • Proximity
      • Proximity
    • Seat assignment
      • Seat assignment
      • Automatic seat assignment
      • Automatic assignment by guest proximity
      • Automatic assignment by guest order
      • Automatically assign guests randomly
      • Genetic algorithm
    • Copying to the clipboard
      • Copying to the clipboard
    • Printing
      • Printing
      • Stationery
    • Emailing
      • Emailing
    • Exporting
      • Exporting
      • Export formats
    • Checking-in guests
      • Checking-in guests
    • Backup files
      • Backup files
    • Creating a good table plan
      • Creating a good table plan
    • Multiple user/computer access
      • Multiple user/computer access
    • Using on a USB drive
      • Using on a USB drive
    • Integrating with PerfectTablePlan
      • Integrating with PerfectTablePlan
      • Command line arguments
      • PerfectTablePlan file format
    • Uninstalling
      • Uninstalling
  • How do I?
    • How do I?
    • Assigning seats
      • Arrange multiple seatings for an event
      • Assign guests to seats
      • Assign seating by guest type/category
      • Assign seating by order of precedence
      • Assign (or reassign) seats in real time
      • Check who a guest was seated next to at previous events
      • Improve the auto seat assignment
      • Keep groups together
      • Lock guests to seats
      • Only assign guests who have accepted
      • Seat couples on the same table but not adjacent
      • Use social distancing
    • Charts
      • Add a chart title/footer
    • Exporting
      • Choose a format to export to
      • Export a chart/report to Excel/Word
      • Export guest and seating data to Excel
      • Export to web, iPad, Android and other devices
      • Export to PDF format
    • Floor plan
      • Add a dance floor, stage etc to the floor plan
      • Add a graphic/image/clipart to the floor plan
      • Add a title or text into the floor plan
      • Add walls to the floor plan
      • Align items
      • Change how seats and guest names are displayed
      • Change the size of the room
      • Check social distancing
      • Create a curved row of seats
      • Create a non-rectangular room
      • Find free textures
      • Handle multiple rooms
      • Hide empty seats
      • Make all names have the same font size
      • Show custom fields
      • Show gender
      • Show groups
      • Show meals
      • Show unassigned seats
      • Show VIP/Special/RSVP/locked
      • Space seats correctly
      • Space tables correctly
      • Turn the floor plan grid on/off
      • Use an image of the venue
      • Zoom in/out of the floor/table plan
    • Groups
      • Insert a new guest into an existing group
      • Move guests from one group to another
    • Guests
      • Add custom fields
      • Add or remove dots at the end of titles
      • Check-in guests
      • Copy guests from one plan to another
      • Customize standard guest titles
      • Edit a property for multiple guests
      • Handle guests with unknown names
      • Handle post-nominal titles
      • Keep guests in import order
      • Order guests by title or suffix
      • Organize guests by company/organization
      • Track details of non-seated guests
      • Turn on/off guest name capitalisation
      • Use particules in names
    • Importing
      • Import guest details from a website or application
      • Import guest details from Apple Address Book
      • Import guest details from Excel spreadsheets
      • Import guest details from Outlook
      • Import guest details from Outlook Express
      • Import guests in couples/families/groups
      • Import proximity data
      • Import seating data
      • Join and split columns
      • Merge updates when re-importing
    • Plans
      • Close the current plan
      • Create a re-useable template plan
      • Delete a plan
      • Email my plan
      • Find a missing plan file
      • Retrieve old versions of the plan
    • Printing
      • Change the printer or paper size
      • Change the print pagination
      • Print a guest list
      • Print legible plans on a small format printer
      • Print to poster size
    • Proximity
      • Change proximity for multiple guests
      • Show the proximity for one group at a time
    • Stationery
      • Add a colour coded spot to the stationery
      • Add a graphic/image/clipart to the stationery
      • Add a guest image to the stationery
      • Add a personalised map to the stationery
      • Add a new stationery layout
      • Align printing with my stationery
      • Create address labels
      • Load sample stationery
      • Merge guest names into stationery
      • Order place cards
      • Print place cards, invitations, address labels etc
      • Print stationery on blank sheets
      • Print stationery on press-out sheets
      • Remove a stationery border or foldline
      • Show one stationery item per couple/family/group
    • Tables
      • Add/remove a single seat to/from a table
      • Change table size or shape
      • Change table colour
      • Change the seat numbering
      • Change the table order
      • Create a horseshoe shaped table
      • Create an E-shaped table
      • Create a round ended table
      • Create a serpentine table
      • Create rectangular tables with seats on 1,2 or 3 sides
      • Create sweetheart/cabaret style tables
      • Edit a property for multiple tables
      • Handle sponsored tables
      • Rename/renumber tables
      • Rotate tables
      • Show seat numbers
    • Other
      • Add a special character not on my keyboard
      • Change fonts and/or colours
      • Change the dashboard charts displayed
      • Change text inside panes
      • Display seating on a VDU or plasma screen
      • Estimate numbers and budget
      • Find free clipart
      • Liaise with caterers
      • Select multiple items
      • Set transparent as a colour
  • Frequently asked questions
    • Frequently asked questions
  • Expert tips
    • Expert tips
  • Licensing
    • Licensing
    • Qt
    • LibXL
  • Support
    • Contact support
    • Report a bug
    • Request an enhancement
  • Updates
    • Updates
    • Newsletter