Using the Scheduling Manual

NOTE-- We replaced MacNail with the improved Goldenseal construction software back in 2000. However, we still keep the MacNail manuals online, for die-hard users! Goldenseal provides accounting, construction estimating, and project management, plus simple construction project scheduling. It runs on Macintosh and Windows computers, and includes a networking version.

How to Use this Scheduling Manual

Please go through the first three chapters of this manual in order. If you are an experienced computer user, you should be able to skip over many of the detailed instructions.

* This Introduction will give you some background information about the MacNail construction scheduling software.
* Getting Started gives you instructions for loading the program onto your hard disk, along with a general overview of MacNail Scheduling.
* The Tutorial will walk you through the sample scheduling worksheets that come with MacNail.
* The Using MacNail Scheduling chapter contains instructions about the specific worksheets and commands used by MacNail Scheduling.
* MacNail Commands covers the specific menu items used by MacNail Scheduling.
* The Exports to Other Scheduling Programs chapter contains instructions for exporting a schedule to MacProject II, FastTrack, and MacSchedule.
* The Reference chapter covers some more specialized uses of MacNail.
* The Troubleshooting chapter will help you to track down the solution to problems.

There is also a complete Glossary. If you don't recognize a term-- you can look it up!