Membership Scheduler Donations Accounting Administration

Opening Church Windows 

Click Start, choose Programs, Church Windows, and Church Windows. Or, if you chose to have a shortcut created on your desktop during the Church Windows Installation, you could double-click that shortcut to open the program if you like.

Note:
When you install Church Windows for the first time, no passwords will be active unless you started by Restoring a Backup. Users and passwords can be setup in the Security settings.

The Initial Portal

 

In Church Windows, the Initial Portal is a quick and easy way to navigate through each of the program's different Modules. When you click one of these icons, another Portal will appear that lists the different areas of that specific Module. Try it in the image of the Initial Portal above to navigate to the help topics for each Module or click a link below:

 

Membership — Scheduler — Donations — Accounting — Administration

 

 

F.A.Q.

Question — My computers are NOT networked. Can I install Membership on one computer and Donations on another?

Answer — Membership and Donations data are stored in the SAME data file — they cannot be separated. While we do not recommend using the two Modules on two different computers, some Church Windows clients do. If you choose to do this, you must be extremely careful with the procedures for Making a Backup and Restoring a Backup so that no one's work gets erased. The two computers should have the same data on them all the time (see also Network Installation).

 

Question — I’d love to be able to email Church Windows reports to other people. Is there a way I can do that?

Answer — Certainly! Church Windows itself is capable of emailing your reports from the Reports / Directory / Exports screen and/or the Print Preview screen. The program can also Export data files that you could use to build reports in other programs such as spreadsheets or word processors.To export a report to Send via Email, your computer must have a properly configured email client (such as Microsoft Outlook) that successfully sends and receives email independently of Church Windows. Additionally, you can send your Donation Statements by email and you can Send Email (such as newsletters) to anyone or everyone with an email address entered in The People File. To enable this kind of emailing, you must first Setup Email.

 

Question — How often should I backup my Church Windows data?

Answer — Making a Backup of your data is never a bad idea. We strongly recommend that you frequently make backups to be sure that your data will not be lost in case of computer crashes, theft, destruction of property, etc. Essentially, every time that you make changes to Church Windows that you would not want to lose, you should make a new backup. That way, if your data is ever lost or corrupted, you always have the option of Restoring a Backup to recover your data.

 

Question — What else is on the Church Windows CD?

Answer — The following folders on the Church Windows CD contain additional information or installations for your use, by clicking on Browse CD:

  • Manuals: Printable versions of these Church Windows Help files.
  • Postage $aver: Installation for the Postage $aver program.

Note:
Church Windows no longer mails installation CDs to users, instead we now send an email containing a Download Link for each new update (both full versions and service releases). However, if you would strongly prefer to receive CDs in the mail or if you have not been receiving our email updates, please contact our Technical Support staff at 800.533.5227 or support@churchwindows.com (be sure to add this address to your email contacts list to ensure delivery) or visit the Support Center on our website for additional training materials.. You can check the most current version number of Church Windows on the Download Current Updates page of our website.