[texbirds] AviSys Tips and Tricks for use in Texas Century Club website

From: "Lamont Brown" <lamont@xxxxxxx>
To: "Texbirds" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 1 May 2014 15:38:33 -0500
Last night I started what hopefully will be a repository for Tips and Tricks 
[or shortcuts] for using data from AviSys (Birding Software) on the Texas 
Century Club (TXCC) website  Let me say I have no personal or financial 
interest in this software, although I am a full-price paying user.

There may be birders who keep data in AviSys who will find it easier to 
create records and useable files for Century Club personal pages as opposed 
to using eBird data.  The tips should help all of us know better how to use 
the records and CSV files that can be generated by the software.  If you 
have a tip or shortcut not in the software instructions, please share it.

The first tip I listed last night is a simple one as to how to have county 
listings alphabetized by TOS Regions.  It is easy to do and provides the 
opportunity for Regional Ticks quickly.  Recently I asked Jerry Blinn, the 
owner of the software to create an .exe (executable) file for converting our 
current county totals into CSV format.  This will enable the data to be 
imported into a spreadsheet and then used in various ways.  I have Beta 
tested the .exe file and will have it and instructions for its use on the 
Century Club website in a few days.  There is no cost for the .exe file.

My TXCC personal page has data inputs from all 254 counties, plus ticks for 
all eight TOS Regions.  After entering my last sighting for a trip, I can 
update all 254 counties on the Century Club personal page in less than 4 
minutes.

If you use a birding software other than AviSys, you may still want to 
review these Tips and Tricks periodically as some likely are applicable with 
any birding software

Last, do know that Dell Little, David Sarkowzi and I, along with others whom 
I may not know, have written instructions for using many techniques on the 
Century Club website.  This includes topics such as editing basics, using 
Google maps, using Widgets and Gadgets, extracting data from eBird and many 
others.  Most of the instruction pages are listed at the bottom of the Main 
Page.  There is also a link there for All Instructions.

So, if you have not created your own Texas Century Club personal page or 
started adding your data there, wait no longer.  There are plenty of tips to 
help you get started as well as navigate and create pages on the Century 
Club website.

Go to:  http://texascenturyclub.org/index.php?title=Main_Page

Lamont Brown
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