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MacNail Scheduling Manual

The MacNail project management software gives you a quick "time line" schedule of tasks from a MacNail Estimate.

NOTE-- MacNail Scheduling is still available for those who really love working with Excel spreadsheets, although most people will be happier with our newer Goldenseal program.

These links are to the text of the MacNail construction scheduling software manual. We provide the online manual as a service to die-hard MacNail users.

Other MacNail manuals-- Estimating, Accounting, Customizing, Spec Writer

Scheduling Basics
Welcome
Using Macintosh / Windows
Using Excel
System Requrements
Using the Accounting Manual
Getting Help
Technical Support
MacNail Basics
Scheduling Components
Backing Up
Installing
Folder Setup (Macintosh, Windows, Links)
Scheduling Overview

Scheduling Tutorial
Basics
Project Schedules (creating, using, start date, crew size, material orders, changing order)
Material Takeoffs (using)
Tool Lists
Reminders (project list, master list, using, scheduled reminders)
Project Inspections

PROJECT Schedules
Basics
Scheduling worksheets (types, structure)
Project Schedules (new, opening, dates)
Project delays
Adding/deleting rows
Parallel work
Project Lead Times
Project Crew Size
Time Formulas (fixed dates)
Project Completion Window
What-if Schedules
Material Take-Offs (using, lumber)
Tool Lists
Quality Control (reminders, project files, master list, double-checks, punch lists, inspections)
Project Reminders (adding, from schedules, finding, sorting)
Project Punch Lists
Project Inspections

SCHEDULING COMMANDS
Scheduling Manager
MacNail Menu
Using Excel Macros
Command Speeds
Macro Basics
File menu (New Schedule, New Reminder, Opening Schedules, Saving)
Edit menu (Add Rows, Clear Rows, Move Items)
Formula menu (crew size, time formulas, parallel work, clear formulas)
Format menu
Data menu (sorting, take offs, tool lists, reminders, punchlists, exporting)
Options menu (status bar, lead times, reminders, fixing)
MacNail menu (transferring)

Linking to Other Scheduling Programs
Basics
MacProject (setup, exporting, importing, using, project management, customizing, cautions)
FastTrack Schedule (importing, using)
MacSchedule (importing, using)

Scheduling Reference
Basics
Time Formulas (delays, schedule dates)
Master Files (reminder master, takeoff master)
Excel 2.2 (converting)
Scheduling Dates
Scheduling Windows
Scheduling Files (moving, File Finder)
Memory Management (resetting, speed, Multifinder)
Linked Worksheets
Document Protection
Calculations
Troubleshooting (file name, extracts, macro error, tight memory, damaged database, macros, freeze, date)
Glossary (A, D, F, M)