Category Archives: Desktop Software

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How to get a report on the history of a patron: number of seasons and total of sales

Here is how to run a report to see the names, addresses, emails, dollar amount sold for season ticket subscribers. Go to Reports | By show | Season ticket Choose From Mainsale (which are your current season packages) Check or … Continue reading

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Add or install Wintix 6 to a new workstation

NOTE: After installing Wintix, make sure to run an update. (See instructions at the end of this post.) Download the Wintix 6 Setup by clicking the following link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/5wicedqnk43l6op/Wintix6Setup.exe?dl=0 Run the Wintix6setup.exe. Install it to C:\Wintix6. This will create a … Continue reading

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How to get a report for purchases beyond the current fiscal year

To get the report for tickets purchased and monies collected for future performances beyond the current fiscal, run the following report in Wintix: Click on Reports | by Day | Show for a day (The starting date and ending date … Continue reading

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How to run a report that shows only “special prices”

Are you offering a special price? Maybe it is a promotional price of > Are you offering a special price? Maybe it is a promotional price of $0 (zero dollars) you’ve set up or a promo code that includes a … Continue reading

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If your MySQL service on your computer gets stopped due to a Windows update, or for any other reason, here is how to re-start MySQL

Wintix depends on MySQL to run. MySQL is where all the data, custom reports and ticket formats get stored. It has to be running in order to use Wintix and Webtix. Rarely, after a Windows update, or for some other … Continue reading

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Cannot print reports due to “Group Footer 4 band too big” message

You need to change your computer’s default printer. In Wintix, sending a report To printer prints the report to your Windows default printer. The most common area for trouble here is that the ticket printer has been set as the … Continue reading

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Are the wrong price categories appearing in your multi-charts?

Multi-charts are great to use for online sales if you have a large venue that won’t display completely or if part of your house is reserved seats and part is GA or general admission seats. One of our Wintix 6 … Continue reading

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Can you use Wintix on a Mac?

Wintix will work on a Mac, but you also need Parallels, Boot Camp, VMWare Fusion, or Crossover Mac. Parallels and Boot Camp work by using their own copy of Windows. You need to purchase both the program and Windows. (Crossover … Continue reading

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How to make an inactive name active again

Have you ever wanted to place a name that’s in the inactive mailing list back into your active mailing list in Wintix?  Here’s how. In Wintix, go to Mailing list | Customer lookup. Click on the Generic search button. Select … Continue reading

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Update charts from a plan

There are two ways to update seating plans. 1. Update charts one show at a time In Wintix, go to Show | Utilities | Update charts from a plan. This enables you to update one plan for one show. This … Continue reading

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