Each week we send users of FirePro 2 a "Tip of the Week". These tips supplement our manual and our training by providing bite sized bits of information about different aspects of the program.

You can view each tip individually on-line or save the file to your computer. To save a chapter to your computer, right click on the title and select "Save Target As".

*Note: To view PDF documents you will need to have the free Acrobat Reader from Adobe. To download a copy, visit their website at www.adobe.com and follow the links.

General Tips

Searching the Manual (67 - 11/06)

Backup Strategies (118 - 01/08)
Updating FirePro 2 (106 - 09/07)

Keyboard Shortcuts (49 - 06/06)

Entering Dates and Times (24 - 11/05)

Help Tips (112 - 10/07)
Getting FirePro Help (87 - 04/07)

The Links Button (20 - 10/05)
The Pictures Button (88 - 05/07)
The Pictures Button 2 - Drag and Drop (89 - 05/07)

Controlling Access to FirePro 2 Records (92 - 06/07)

Changing the FirePro 2 Shortcut Icon (29 - 01/06)

Training Credits (31 - 01/06)

Installing Omnis 4 (34 - 02/06)

Copy and Paste (38 - 06/06)

More Commands in FirePro 2 (2 - 03/05)

Creating Letter Templates (14 - 10/05)

Checking Data Files (116 - 12/07)

Enter vs Enter (47 - 05/06)

Spell Check (81 - 03/07)

Troubleshooting Spell Check (82 - 03/07)
Report Headers (53 - 08/06)

Logos and Banners (54 - 08/06)

Fonts and Colours 1 (73 - 01/07)

Fonts and Colours 2 (74 - 01/07)

Fonts (104 - 09/07)
Installing Fonts (94 - 06/07)
Different Appearance Settings (85 - 04/07)
The ESC Key (64 - 10/06)
Print Screen (70 - 11/06)
Messaging (71 - 12/06)
Password Security (92 - 06/07)
Windows Vista (101 - 08/07)
Updates and Vista (107 - 09/07)
FirePro File Locations (106 - 09/07)
Audit (126 - 04/08)

Memos (127 - 05/08)

Properties

Finding Properties (68 - 11/06)

Merging Duplicate Street or Town Names (5 - 04/05)

Checking for Duplicate Properties (91 - 05/07)

Property Types (10 - 10/05)

Non-Property Records (79 - 02/07)

Pre-Plan Special Alerts (19 - 10/05)

Property Tabs (25 - 11/05)

Finding an Address (77 - 02/07)
Sorting Property Searches (78 - 02/07)
Google maps (96 - 07/07)
Street AKA's (122 - 03/08)
Street Names and Types (121 - 04/08)

Incidents

Moving Incidents from One Property to Another (4 - 04/05)

Inventory Used at Incidents (13 - 06/05)

Custom Lists on the Incidents Window (16 - 09/05)

Creating an Assistance Report to an Incident (115 - 11/07)

Dollars Lost (40 - 04/06)
Recording Fire Fighter's Position at Incidents (58 - 09/06)
Monitoring SCBA & Driving (109 - 10/07)
Electronic Transmission (83 - 03/07)
Using the Truck Chart (102 - 08/07)
The Truck Chart & Invoicing (103 - 08/07)
Medical Custom Search Field (117 - 01/08)

Fire Fighters

Retiring Fire Fighters (84 - 04/07)

Update Reminder Dates for many Fire Fighters (42 - 04/06)
Assigning Inventory to Fire Fighters (100 - 08/07)
Recording Fire Fighter's Position at Incidents (58 - 09/06)
Tracking Courses for Certification (63 - 10/06)
Monitoring SCBA & Driving (109 - 10/07)
Daily Log (93 - 06/07)

Reports

Report Templates (105 - 09/07)

Report Headers and Margins (80 - 02/07)
Printing and Exporting Data (125 - 04/08)
Preparing Reports for E-mail (30 - 01/06)
Resetting the Export Path for OFM/BC Transmission Reports (33 - 01/06)

Inventory

Setting Up Inventory (69 - 11/06)

Updating Multiple Inventory Items (75 - 01/07)

Inventory Used at Incidents (13 - 06/05)

Assigning Inventory to Fire Fighters (100 - 08/07)
Inventory Used at Incidents (99 - 08/07)
Monitoring SCBA & Driving (109 - 10/07)

Inspections

Last Inspection Due Date Options (17 - 09/05)

Auto Create Inspection Checklists (22 - 10/05)

Setting Up Inspection Checklists (37 - 03/06)
List Button (51 - 06/06)
Next Notification Date (52 - 07/06)

Deleting or Moving Inspection Reports (76 - 01/07)
Transferring information from the main system to the remote (97 - 07/07)
Stock Wording on Inspections and Checklists (123 - 04/08)
Recording Inspection Times (124 - 04/08)

Inspection Checklists

Auto Create Inspection Checklists (22 - 10/05)

Setting Up Inspection Checklists (37 - 03/06)

Adding Checklist Items (108 - 10/02)
Stock Wording on Inspections and Checklists (123 - 04/08)

Meetings & Training

Sorting by Training Module and Component (27 - 12/05)

Training Verification (46 - 05/06)
Adding Training Sessions (110 - 10/07)
Adding Notes to Training Session Participants (60 - 09/06)
Signing off Training Sessions (62 - 10/06)
Tracking Courses for Certification (63 - 10/06)
Monitoring SCBA & Driving (109 - 10/07)

Smoke Alarms

Smoke Alarms (111 - 10/07)

Reminders

Reminders Window (45 - 05/06)

Memos (127 - 05/08)

Budgets
Adding an Account to a Budget (113 - 11/07)

 

 
 



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