Estimated Time To Read This: 2 – 3 minutes       For your convenience, the In-services module in PD Place™ offers three different search methods. The first is by keyword. The keyword search field is found in the upper left corner of the In-service screen and will search all future in-services containing the keyword you provide. (Click on images to enlarge) Here are the results from this keyword search: The second in-service search method is the Quick Search. It’s found on the right side of the ... Read More

Estimated Time To Read This: 1 – 2 minutes       Sometimes a simple change makes all the difference in terms of making your application easy to use. If you are a PD Place™ customer and only schedule events from Monday to Friday, it’s best to keep your PD Place Calendar on the 5-day setting.  In PD Place Preferences, there is a preference in the Calendar section entitled ‘Calendar Show Weekends.’  Set this to ‘No’ if you want the 5-day calendar. The change will allow you to see all of your ... Read More

Estimated Time To Read This: 2 minutes       PD Place™ has the built-in ability to specify what anonymous users can and can’t view when browsing the site.  The Preferences section will allow you to select a start page that an anonymous user will be taken to upon viewing your PD Place site, and will also allow you to specify which pages these users may or may not have access to.  You may also provide a link for them to sign up for their own account in PD Place. If there are in-services that you wish to hide ... Read More

Estimated Time To Read This: 2 minutes       PD Place provides users with the capability to upload or link to ebooks, websites, PDFs, videos… almost any file type you can name!  It’s easy, using the Resources module.  Each of your resources can be categorized and accessed by your staff or public users if you so choose.  There is also a search feature built right into the module. Resources can also be linked to specific in-services in PD Place.  You can do this when you create the in-service.  On the ... Read More

Estimated Time To Read This: 2 – 3 minutes       After some time using PD Place, you’ll be quite familiar with the difference between a “course template” and an “in-service.” Course templates allow you to set up a title and description for what you are going to offer. In-services are specific offerings of a course, on a particular time and day. To avoid duplication in your database (and to avoid confusion) you should have only one course template for each course you offer. Here’s a fast and easy ... Read More

Estimated Time To Read This: 2 minutes       This past week I held a PD Place training session over the web for a new customer. About mid-way through the training, one of the attendees took it upon herself to practice what she was learning and apply it. Suddenly our PD Place training site was changed to a brilliant orange colour with customized labels. I stopped to commend her, as well as laugh since it wasn’t expected that she do this during the training session. But, it demonstrated the capability that PD ... Read More

Estimated Time To Read This: 2 – 3 minutes       Ok, I’ll admit it. I’m a big believer in product training. Why? I will never forget sitting by myself at table in university, pondering the mystery of abstract algebra. Several cups of coffee later, I was dazed, confused, and not much farther ahead in my pursuit of…wait, what was I pursuing again? I didn’t even have the answer to that question. It was not until I met with my professor and several other classmates that I could put the pieces together. Why? ... Read More

Estimated Time To Read This: < 1 minute       Do you have a question or concern, or do you need to send us feedback? All of our PD Place™ and ContinuED® customers have direct access to IssueTracker, our feedback reporting system. This simple tool allows you to report any changes that you would like to see in our products, or to voice your concerns. As a QA Analyst at CoreSolutions, I spend each and every day utilizing this system to ensure that your needs for high quality software are being met. Now, it is ... Read More