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Work Orders

Quick Reference Page

This is a helpful "how-to" page to keep beside your computer as you are learning FrameReady.

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How to Prepare a Work Order

  1. Go to Main Menu > Work Order section > New Work Order button and select the Orientation of the art. If square, select none.

  2. Measure piece of art and enter the Width and Height of the art.

Tip: use the grey up or down arrows to change by 1/8 of an inch. Hold Ctrl to increase or decrease by 1/16 of an inch.

  1. Enter all four Mat Margins by clicking on the grey Mat Margins box.

    Click in the field to change individual amounts. If necessary, enter the White Space for a limited edition print (the amount of white paper to appear around the limited edition print; or space around a double-matted float mount).

  2. Enter the moulding number in the Frame1 field, e.g. 379025.LJ and press the Enter or Tab key.

    If you are entering stacked frames, click on the stacked frame icon. Note: Frame1 is closest to the art.

  3. Enter the matboard number in the field to the right of Mats, e.g. B8801. Enter mats in order, top to bottom. If entering more than one mat, select the reveal from the grey box to the right of the description. If more than 3 mats are needed, click on Mats to enter up to 7 matboards. If placing a fillet in the mat, click in the Fillet field and in the Fillets screen, enter the fillet in the correct mat.

  4. Select from the pop-up lists for Mat Design, Mount/Stretch, Hardware, Extra, Fitting, Glazing/Fabric or Other. To select more than one item for a group, click on the underlined group name, e.g. Fitting.

  5. To enter any notes about the framing, click on the Notes tab in the lower right area (near measurements).

  6. Click Artwork and select type of art from drop-down list.

  7. Enter the title of the art or Description in field to right of Artwork box.

Note: if you are pulling art from inventory, click the magnifying glass icon and enter the product number, title or description of the art, or the artist’s name to locate the piece and enter it onto the Work Order for framing.

  1. Select the Condition of the art from drop-down menu.

  2. Enter Location - where the framer can find the stored artwork.

  3. Enter other artwork information if necessary: Artist, Limited Edition Number (L.E. #), Value of Art.

  4. Enter a customer by clicking on the Name, Company or Phone button.

    FrameReady searches for the customer to see if they have already been entered. If they have not been entered, you are be asked to create a new record for them. The Note field in the top left area is for notes about the customer, e.g. VIP, no checks, etc.

  5. Enter your name in the Order Taken By field and verify the Due Date (beside the word normal).

  6. Click the Estimate button only if the customer is not going with this order.

    Click Another Order for this Customer (top right), if they have other orders.

    If the customer wishes to proceed with their order, click Print This Customer’s Work Orders button (left side) to print all of their orders or the printer icon at the top of the screen to print only the current order.

How to Create an Estimate

How to Change an Estimate to an Order

How to Lock the Price on an Order

How to Unlock a Price

How to Leave the Work Order Screen

How to Fit to a Readymade Frame

  1. Enter width and height dimensions.

  2. Click on the Fit in Readymade sidebar button.

  3. Enter the inside frame size.

  4. Click Center Window or Make Top & Sides Same button.

  5. Click Done.

How to Frame a Mirror to Outside Dimensions

  1. Choosing a frame moulding but do not enter width and height.

  2. Click the Fit to Outside Dimension sidebar button.

    The Fit To Outside Dimensions dialog box appears.

  3. Enter the overall width and height of mirror.

    For example, 12 x 20.

  4. Click OK.

    If you enter a different moulding, click the Fit to Outside Dimensions button again to refit the frame to the same dimensions.

    Hold down the Shift key when clicking the button if you want to change the overall size.

How to Stack or Layer Frames

  1. Click on the stacked frames icon to go to the screen where you can enter up to five stacked frames. Frame1 is closest to the art.

  2. Click on the field beside the magnifying glass to enter the frame number.

  3. Click the Insert button to move a frame outward in the design and enter a fillet, liner or additional frame.

  4. Click Done to return to the Work Order.

How to Enter a Stretcher or Strainer

  1. Enter the stretcher moulding number into the Frame1 field of the Layered Frames screen.

  2. Click the Modify button and change the group from "Wood" to "Extender

    The group "Extender" will build the frame downward while "wood", "liner", "fillet", etc. will build it outward.

  3. Enter the rest of the frames into the Frame2 to Frame5 fields (as needed for your design).

  4. Click Done to return to the Work Order.

How to Enter a One-Time Discount

  1. Click on the Options tab (top right corner).

  2. Click in either the $ field or the % field to enter a discount.

  3. Enter the discount to be given.

    • Percentage discounts must be entered as a decimal.

    • Dollar discounts will not appear as "Savings" on the Detailed Summary or the Invoice.

How to Enter a Tax Exemption or Discount

Note: changes are not retroactive, only future Work Orders show the exemption. This same rule applies to Customers who always receive the same Discount. Enter it under the Terms/Shipping tab.

http://www.frameready.ca/pdfs/Quick_Ref_WO.pdf