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You have three options to create an event:
A.) Create an event in a venue/room
If you want to print tickets with seat and row numbers, irregular numbers, or for multiple sections you must first create a venue/room and select it in the venue list.
1.) Switch to venue list
Switch to the venue list.
2.) Select the venue
Select the venue in the list in which the event takes place. If this venue is not in the list you must create a venue
or add file to list 
.
3.) Create event
Then press Create event in this venue 
or the appropriate menu.
4.) Enter event name
| · | Enter the event name which can be printed on the ticket. |
| · | You can enter an event description for remarks on the event. It is not printed on the ticket can be edited anytime. |
| · | Then press Next. |
| · | Continue with 5.). |
B.) Create a simple event (quick, no venue/room required)
Tickets with serial numbers or unnumbered tickets (general admission) can also be created without a venue.
1.) Switch to event list
Switch to the event list.
2.) Create simple event (without venue/room)
Press Create event and select the option Create simple event or the appropriate menu.
3.) Enter event name
| · | Enter the event name which can be printed on the ticket. |
| · | You can enter an event description for remarks on the event. It is not printed on the ticket can be edited anytime. |
4.) Enter venue name, type and number of tickets
| · | Enter the venue name which can be printed on the ticket. |
| · | Select, whether you want to print tickets with serial numbers or unnumbered tickets (general admission). |
| · | Enter the number of tickets and for tickets with serial numbers the number of the first seat. |
| · | Then press Next. |
| · | Continue with 5.). |
C.) Create a new event using an existing event as template
With this option you can easily create a new event if you have already a similar event. For more information see Create new event with template.
5.) Set ticket properties
Set the ticket properties for all section. The list on the left contains all sections. Click on each section and select the ticket properties.
| · | First choose the numbering of tickets in this section. |
| · | For unnumbered seats you can enter an alternative text, e.g. "No seat numbers". |
| · | For numbered seats with an aisle you can print seat descriptions onto the tickets, i.e. the description you entered for seats left/right of the aisle when setting up the venue. This facilitates the orientation for the visitors. |
| · | Confirm each time with Set Ticket Properties. |
| · | Press Next  to continue after all sections have been set up. |
6.) Barcodes, currency, fees and add special prices
| · | Choose whether you want to print barcodes on the tickets as a copy protection (See also Secure tickets with barcodes and Create tickets with barcodes). This feature is only available in the Business Edition. |
| · | Choose the currency. |
| · | For full and special prices advance sale and system fees can be shown. You can enter them as percentage or fixed value. See also Advance sale and system fees. |
| · | If you need more than one regular price per price category you can create additional special prices. These are used instead of the regular price and have no reduced price. You can use special prices for example for members, rebates, or subscriptions. Add a new special price with the appropriate button and enter the name of the special price which can be printed onto the ticket. The description is for your information only and is not printed onto the ticket. |
7.) Create the required price categories and set the
| · | Check the applicable prices (Regular price, reduced price, no price, special price) for the price category and enter the price as number. |
| · | The next field shows, how the price is printed on the ticket. Use the top left button to select the format. |
| · | To change the color of the price category click the color field beside the title 'Price category'. |
| · | Check all sections for which the price category should be used. In sections with numbered seats or serial numbers the use of the price category can also be restricted to some rows or seats. You can pick the seats on the seat map with the mouse (left button: first seat; right button: last seat). If an event is edited, which has price categories assigned to single seats, this field is disabled. |
| · | If you want to use different price categories on numbered seats of the same row, you can select change prices for single seats. The prices are then changed in the next window. See Change prices for single seats. |
| · | The report button shows the assignment of price categories. |
| · | Press Next after setting up all price categories. If you have selected prices only for complete sections/rows the assignment of price categories is shown as a summary. Read the summary carefully and press Next. |
| · | Normally, all seats of a row have the same price  . However, seats of a row can also have different prices  . For this use the option Change prices for single seats, which will show a seating map in the next window where you can Change prices for single seats. |
8.) Enter date and time of performances
| · | Pick date and time of the performance. They are shown on the right in several formats. Choose the format in which date and time should be printed onto the ticket. |
| · | You can enter an additional text for this performance which is only printed onto tickets of this performance, e.g. "first night" for the first performance. Use the variable performance text to add it to the performance line. |
| · | You can enter a performance description for each performance which will not be printed and can be edited in the main menu at any time. |
| · | Press add performance for further performances. |
| · | Continue with next. |
9.) Print settings
| · | Select whether tickets are printed in columns, rows or stacks. If stacks are chosen tickets are printed in a way that cutting creates stacks of sequential tickets. |
| · | Select whether to print cutting marks. |
| · | Choose when to start a new page. This is important if you use tickets of different color or design. |
| · | The last three options can also be changed later in the Print dialog. |
| · | Optionally, you can enter the color/design of the paper. |
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