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Registration is a feature-rich form. Practice first before using at a show.

Unless you are a skilled typist, it is difficult to keep up with day-of-show registration.

• Divide registration among several several computers assigning a range of car numbers to each user, e.g. 1-99 to user1 100-199 to user2 etc. and merge the registration sheets after registration is closed.
• Use the Data Tools->Append Tables to load the results of on-line pre-registration. Encourage or require on-line pre-registration

Dialog Items

• Hide/Show - roll/unrolls the Registration dialog so you can see the data in the sheet.
• Car No.- Displays the car number to register the current car. Its behavior depends on the Car Numbers Setting
  • Use Old - Defaults to the next available car number. Imports the old car number from the item selected in the search field.
  • Use New - Displays the next available car number. You can also enter a number manually
  • The Spinner bumps the car number by +/- 1
  • Left click the "?" button to search the contacts sheet cars with the current car number
  • Right click the "?" button get the next available car number.
  • The Car No. field turns pink if a car is already registered with the current car number. If the Register button is clicked, the existing registered car will be overwritten.
• Year - The year of manufacture.
• Make - The manufacturer
• Model - The model name
• Edition - Any special characteristic
• Class - The appropriate class for the car. Not required for popular vote shows.
• First Name - The owner's first name
• Last Name - The owner's second name. Enter a name or use the pull-down list of existing contacts. Click the "?" to search the contacts list by last name.
• Address - The street address
• City -
• State - Enter or select from pull-down list
• Zip - Enter the Zip code. (Zip codes are also used by the Data Tools->Plot Travel Distances tool.)
• Club Membership - The club list is editable in the Misc Data sheet. Use Tools->Show Data Sheets to reveal the Misc Data sheet.
• e-Mail - email address field will turn pink if improperly formed. Car Show Helper does not test if an email address actually works.
• Phone - phone numbers are formatted for you, but are not tested.
• $ Received - registration fees etc.
• Exit - close the dialog
• Update Contact - replace the selected contact information with new or edited data
• Clear Form- clears the registration form.
• Print Dash Card - Check to print a dash card for a day-of-show registrant using the default printer. See Print Dash Cards to view a sample dash card.
• Register - Adds a car to the registration sheet. Posts incomplete or duplicate warnings if the form is incomplete.

  

  

• Search Results List- a ListBox showing the results of a car number or last name search of the contacts list.
• Delete Contact - removes the selected contact from the contacts list, e.g. an owner has sold or replaced a car that is in the contacts list or just doesn't want to be bothered by you again.