Time Schedules are used frequently to define active time periods. A scheduled time can be of type weekly or specific date but not both. Weekly times are automatically reset at the beginning of each week e.g. reused from week to week. Specific Dates are used to define a specific day or range of days. You can optionally choose to automatically recycle them when they expire.
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| · | Create as many schedules as you need.
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| · | Specific Dates take precedence over Weekly. So if you have a specific date set for New Years day, which happens to be a Monday, and a weekly schedule where Monday is included, the specific date schedule will be used.
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| Weekly Schedules:
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| Use these scheduled to define a time period based on the day of week. Highlight a day then set the time period you want the schedule active on that day. If you want to set all days to answer at all times e.g. 24/7 check the option "Is active all the time". You can also make all days the same as one by right clicking on the day you want all the others to be like and select "Set all days the same as this".
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| Specific Date Schedules:
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| Use these schedules to define a time period based on a single day or range of days. If the schedule is based on a monthly or yearly date choose one of the renew option monthly or yearly. After the schedule expires, Call Soft will automatically reset the schedule for the next month or year depending on your choice. When you change the start date and it's less than the end date, the end date will automatically be changed to the start date plus one day. It's not possible to choose an end date less than the start date.
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| To create a new schedule:
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| 1. Right click in the "Schedule Times" list box and select Add.
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| 2. Rename the schedule if you like.
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| 3. Click the Weekly or Specific Dates tab and define the time periods.
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| To delete a schedule, right click on the schedule and select delete.
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| To rename a schedule, right click on the schedule and select rename.
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Holes Button: 
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| If you have defined a schedule and want to make sure all times are covered or want to know the first day and time the schedule will not be used then click this button. This will scan for holes or gaps in your schedule. Call Soft will scan every minute of the next 365 days looking for time periods where no schedule is setup to handle. If a hole is discovered you will be notified of the date and time the hole starts.
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If a schedule of type Specific Date has expired and is set NOT to be renewed an X  will appear next to the schedule name.
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| See Also:
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| · | Mailbox properties
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| · | Ring to answer on
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