08/26/2010

Intelligent Mail Barcodes

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The US Postal Service recently sent out a letter reminding bulk mail customers about the new Intelligent Mail Barcodes that will be a requirement as of May 2011.

PowerChurch Plus Versions 9 and higher were updated in 2008, adding support for the Intelligent Mail Barcodes. You can find the configuration options under File > Preferences > Mailing Label Setup.

If you do not see the Intelligent Mail Barcode options on this screen, download the latest Maintenance Release for your version at http://powerchurch.com/mr.

08/02/2010

Maintenance Release for Check In

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A new Maintenance Release for the PowerChurch Check In system has been published, dated 08/02/2010.

Separate installers are available for the Server component and the Kiosk component. You can download the updates at:

http://powerchurch.com/mr

Once the server has been updated, kiosks must be updated before they will be able to connect to the server.

This is the last Maintenance Release for Check In that will feature separate Server/Kiosk installs. After this release, when the server is updated, the kiosks will automatically be updated the next time you connect.

This release contains following fixes, changes and new features:

- Some families excluded from update family
- Default Adult Y/N values when adding new family
- Adult Y/N values not updated when editing a family
- PDF manual was out of date with new features
- Possible to receive "Minimum resolution 1024x600" message when resolution is set to 1024x600
- Increase server timeout on the kiosk

New Features:
- Update kiosk from server automatically

07/19/2010

New Custom Report Walkthrough

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We have added a new custom report walkthrough "Attendance Count Report" in the Knowledge Base. This report groups multiple services together on a single date to give you an accurate attendance status and count. To view the list of custom report walkthroughs available on the site, visit Custom Report Examples.

07/12/2010

Maintenance Release for Version 11

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A Maintenance Release dated 7/12/2010 has been published for Version 11.

To download and install this from within the program, go to Help > Download Maintenance Release. To manually download and install it, visit http://powerchurch.com/mr.

The following changes were made in this update:

- E-mail may not be sent to either address if one address is bad (for example: bademail; good@email.com)
- Vendor names not sorted properly in "Select items to pay" list
- HTML bookmark links not formatted properly in bulk e-mail
- Local copy of CHM help file not being updated with Maintenance Release
- Sync to Google Calendar hangs on error
- Designated Contributions report title shows "Designated Givings"
- Family email address ignored on E-mail Statement List report
- Possible to create error message when adding new Contribution Fund
- Birthday & Anniversary report does not include multiple months of dates
- Beginning and Ending Instructions do not print on every group in the Family Update Form
- Blank Family Form does not show last family or individual phone field
- First name does not print on Current Officers labels in Activities & Skills
- Direct Deposit file references the wrong employee numbers

07/08/2010

Quarterly Newsletter - Summer 2010

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We have published the first issue of a new quarterly e-mail newsletter. If you did not receive the e-mail, you can view it here.

You can change e-mail subscriptions here or by logging in to my account.

We have also added the full newsletter text in the searchable Knowledge Base.