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Church Helpmate 2006 - Support KnowledgeBase

Top 10 Articles


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6/26/2006 Problem/Error (Active) Errors generated when starting/opening Church Helpmate that prevent program from running.
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5/3/2005 FAQ Is the network capability in Church Helpmate true multi-user so that multiple users can be making changes to the data simultaneously?
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12/8/2005 Problem/Error (Active) "You do not have access to make the required system configuration modifications. Please rerun this installation from an administrators account" on installation of Church Helpmate
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4/28/2005 FAQ I have a pretty good knowledge of Microsoft Access. Can this help me more fully utilize the Church Helpmate program?
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6/10/2005 Problem/Error (Active) "3218: Could not update. Currently locked" when entering Contributions into a Batch Detail.
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5/3/2005 FAQ Can I send my Church Helpmate data to Microsoft Outlook?
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4/28/2005 FAQ We have members who want to have their tithe/offering set up as an Automatic Withdrawal. Can Church Helpmate handle this?
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4/28/2005 FAQ Does the Church Helpmate Security System Setup also "lock" the back-end data file so that contributions, or other data, cannot be accessed by an outside version of MS Access?
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4/28/2005 FAQ Can we separately track things such as Sunday School attendance, Vacation Bible School attendance and Nursery attendance?
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5/3/2005 FAQ We need to track Historical membership, as well as Active Membership. Should this be done together, or is there a “special module” where we can track Historical and/or Inactive data?
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4/26/2005 FAQ Can I reassign an Envelope number once it has been used?
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4/26/2005 FAQ How can I send out one e-mail to everyone in my program?
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12/15/2005 Problem/Error (Inactive) "There was a problem trying to connect to the data source" error message when attempting to use the Conflict Viewer after running the Data File Synchronizer to merge 2 CH2006 data files
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4/26/2005 Problem/Error (Active) Floppy/CD drive being accessed repeatedly while running Church Helpmate
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4/26/2005 Problem/Error (Active) Numerous duplicate records in database after synchronizing data files
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4/26/2005 FAQ When I paste my Word document into the Form Letters in the report Configurators, then preview, it looks funny (jumps pages, etc.). Why?
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8/17/2005 FAQ When I open any of the explorer views they all open in a very small window. How can I set the windows to open up to full size?
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4/26/2005 Problem/Error (Active) "Send mail failed MAPI unknown recipient (14)" error message when attempting to process bulk emails
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6/1/2005 FAQ How can I keep Group Members who have been changed to "Former Member" and given a withdrawal date from showing up in newly created Meetings?
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4/28/2005 FAQ Does Church Helpmate have any kind of check scanning interface?
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4/26/2005 FAQ Is there a quick and easy way to move data from a Contact Record to a Household/Individual Record?
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4/26/2005 FAQ Is there a report that will give me all of the information recorded in my (Household/Individual/Contact) Detail form?
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5/2/2005 Problem/Error (Active) Error message received when trying to manually resolve conflicts after synchronizing data files:
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4/26/2005 FAQ What files do I need to share on my server to so that all of our user's are reading/changing the same data?
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4/29/2005 FAQ Why is it that when I use the "Publish It with MS Word" or "Analyze It with MS Excel" functions in the Church Helpmate Print Preview toolbar, the resulting Word or Excel file loses its formats, and sometimes even the data?
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4/26/2005 FAQ Can I customize the Explorer Views to fit my needs?
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5/23/2005 FAQ Where can I enter information from the Comment Cards that Visitors to the church fill out?
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8/30/2005 Problem/Error (Active) 2213: There was a problem retrieving printer information for this option. The object may have been sent to a printer that is unavailable
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5/17/2006 Problem/Error (Active) Errors when attempting to use the Microsoft Word Mail Merge function in the Custom Report Generator
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4/26/2005 FAQ Why won't the program let me enter my Telephone Numbers without Area Codes?
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4/26/2005 FAQ I am trying to add members to a Group that I just created, but the program will not let me do this. Why not?
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6/1/2005 Problem/Error (Inactive) “2699: The connection with the OLE server was lost, or the OLE server encountered an error while you were using it.” - Error message received when trying to insert a logo into the CH program. OR After inserting the logo, all that shows up is just a
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4/28/2005 FAQ Does Helpmate utilize US PostNet postal barcodes on mailing labels?
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12/13/2005 Problem/Error (Inactive) You do not have the necessary permissions to use the 'tblSTATUS' object error message when starting the CH2006 Import Utility
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4/26/2005 FAQ How do I move an Individual from their current Household to another one? Can I merge two Households together?
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5/25/2005 FAQ Can Church Helpmate be used on a MAC?
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5/23/2005 FAQ Our church is based in a Cell Group structure. How can use Church Helpmate to track information about each of my Cell Groups?
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5/25/2005 FAQ Why is it that when I open the Custom Report Generator, or access the Backup/Restore functions, that I have to log in again?
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4/26/2005 Problem/Error (Active) Upgrade Utility seems to hang (or lock up) during the upgrade process
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4/26/2005 FAQ Why do I get a message about my Church Helpmate data file being in use when I try to Restore my data file?
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7/14/2005 Problem/Error (Active) “3204: the data base already exists" when attempting to run the Compact & Repair Utility.
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12/9/2005 Problem/Error (Inactive) I removed a person from a Group, and now all of their past attendance data for that group no longer exists.
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5/23/2005 FAQ What is the best way to start out learning how to use the Church Helpmate program?
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5/26/2005 FAQ I am trying to print envelopes, but cannot seem to get them to print correctly. What am I doing wrong?
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6/1/2005 FAQ Can Church Helpmate be used in conjunction with translation software? Do you have plans to translate the program in other languages?
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5/5/2005 FAQ Is Church Helpmate able to track things like Individual Ministries and/or Spiritual Gifts, etc.?
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4/26/2005 FAQ None of the Individuals in my Households are showing up in the Label or Greeting Fields. Why?
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11/9/2005 Problem/Error (Inactive) Problems creating new blank data file
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4/28/2005 FAQ How do I handle it if one of my Contributor's check bounces?
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4/26/2005 FAQ Is there a way to combine members of a household on a group directory report?
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4/26/2005 FAQ How can I e-mail the reports I generate in Church Helpmate?
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11/15/2005 Problem/Error (Inactive) Individual Milestone Report sort options not working as expected
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8/10/2005 FAQ How can I print a list of all of my upcoming month birthdays, anniversaries, etc.?
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4/26/2005 FAQ I have just added some new people and I want to add contributions for them. However, when I try to do this, they are not in the list of available Contributors. Why not and how can I fix this?
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1/31/2006 Problem/Error (Inactive) The "Use Default" button found on the Statement Reports tab of the Contribution Statement Configurator does not work as expected.
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9/2/2005 Problem/Error (Active) Zero Batch Total in the Contributions Explorer
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4/26/2005 FAQ How can I change the Date/Batch Name of a Contribution Batch Detail once I have posted it?
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1/18/2006 Problem/Error (Inactive) When I use the "View PDF" or "Email PDF" buttons when print previewing my Household Directory Report nothing happens (no PDF file is created)
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4/28/2005 FAQ I notice that I have a choice as to whether my Members give as Individuals, or as a Household. What's the difference?
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4/26/2005 FAQ What do I do about Households that live at one address for half of the year and at another for the other half?
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4/26/2005 FAQ What is the difference between the Setup areas and the Preferences areas under Setup & Preferences?
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4/26/2005 FAQ Why is there a separate Member Status for Households and Individuals?
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1/6/2006 Problem/Error (Inactive) Birthdates and Wedding Anniversaries are repeated (duplicated) in MS Outlook 2003 calendar after running the CH2006 MS Outlook Export Utility
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4/26/2005 FAQ Can I have the Individual Milestone Output Configurator show more than one milestone (i.e. Birthdays and Anniversaries)?
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8/10/2005 FAQ Can I print a calendar of my Scheduled Visitations and Visitation Follow-ups?
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5/10/2005 FAQ How can I get a total of my Contributions from Contributors who have not Pledged to a specific Fund?
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12/14/2005 Problem/Error (Inactive) Problem with birthdate values shown in MS Outlook after using the CH2006 Outlook Export Utility
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4/26/2005 FAQ I need to get mailing labels for Both Households and Contacts. Is there any way to do this in a single print job?
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4/26/2005 FAQ How do I enter cash contributions from anonymous contributors?
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1/31/2006 Problem/Error (Inactive) When using the "Clone Group" button on the Group Detail Form, the new group is an identical clone of the original group except for the "Include Group on directory reports that show group membership detail for individuals" checkbox.
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12/15/2005 Problem/Error (Inactive) Can't change Household Position of individual to "Child Main Contact" from the Individual Detail Form
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4/26/2005 FAQ Can one person hold more than one position in a Group?
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4/27/2006 Problem/Error (Inactive) "The object 'frmGroup' isn't open" error message displayed when attempting to save a new Parent-level Group record from the Group Detail Form
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4/26/2005 FAQ How do I generate Labels for the Parents of Children in a specific Group?
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4/26/2005 FAQ How can I keep some of our user's from seeing specific areas of the program (i.e. Contributions)?
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1/31/2006 Problem/Error (Inactive) When clicking on "Health & Statistics Reports" from the left-hand Navigation Menu nothing happens.
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11/8/2005 Problem/Error (Inactive) "11:Division by Zero" message when entering the Total pledge amount for a one-time pledge
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4/26/2005 FAQ What does it mean to "Post" my Contribution Batch Detail?
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4/19/2006 Problem/Error (Inactive) Phone number format for Contact records cannot be changed
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5/4/2005 FAQ We have a lot of college age students in our data base, some of whom live part time at school, and part time at the Parent’s Home. How should we handle this?
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2/1/2006 Problem/Error (Inactive) When trying to purge Individuals using the Individual Purge tool, the following error message is received: “3061: Too few parameters. Expected 1.” and the purge fails.
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5/3/2005 FAQ How can we track vendors, prospects, other churches and denominational ties, etc., in Church Helpmate?
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5/4/2005 FAQ Since you use MS Access for storing data, do you know of any issues with limits on the number of records, or a performance issue when you get large amounts of data?
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4/28/2005 FAQ How do I keep a history of an individual’s group involvement?
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1/5/2006 FAQ Is it possible to make a global change to my Envelope numbers?
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3/16/2006 Problem/Error (Inactive) Not all of the settings I've made on the Filter tab of the output configurator are saved with my memorized output
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1/17/2006 FAQ I need to create labels with just the names, and not addresses, to be used as Name Tags. Can I do that in Church Helpmate?
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7/21/2005 FAQ How can I keep the Filter Details (i.e. HouseStatus = Member) from showing up under my report titles when I preview/print?
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9/13/2006 Problem/Error (Active) When trying to preview or print a photo directory, some of the photos are not being displayed.
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10/10/2005 FAQ Can I record a non-cash donation (stocks, services, etc.) in the Church Helpmate program?
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6/22/2006 Problem/Error (Active) Photos appear upside-down when generating a Church Helpmate photo booklet directory using the ClickBook printer.
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4/26/2005 FAQ What is "flagging" and why would I use it?
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6/22/2006 Problem/Error (Active) "Please insert the last disk of the disk set" prompt received when trying to back up directly to a CD or DVD
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12/1/2005 Problem/Error (Inactive) 13 : Type Mismatch error when generating Church Health & Statistics Weekly Snapshot report
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4/28/2005 FAQ What is the purpose of the "Contributor Type" field in the Household, Individual and Contact Detail forms?
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4/11/2006 FAQ Is there a way to automatically merge duplicate household, individual, or contact records into a single record?
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11/26/2005 Problem/Error (Inactive) #Error showing in last line of each entry of Household Directory Report
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8/30/2006 Problem/Error (Active) Why can’t I use the scroll function on my wheel mouse in the Explorer screens in my Church Helpmate program?
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7/11/2005 FAQ How can I change the title that the program automatically generates for my reports?
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1/11/2007 FAQ How can I print a directory in booklet (half-sheet, duplex, fold-over) format?
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10/4/2006 Problem/Error (Active) Error “2427: You have entered an expression that has no value” displayed after deleting a Meeting record from Meeting Detail Form
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10/4/2006 Problem/Error (Active) Meeting Explorer not sorting dates properly when using International dd/mm/yyyy date format
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1/25/2007 Problem/Error (Active) When filtering the Contribution Statement Configurator for only specific funds it still shows all funds.
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11/12/2007 FAQ How can I add a MIlestone if I only have the Year and not the Month/Day?

 

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