TntConnect 3.1 Upgrade overview
This fast-paced video highlights some of the changes in TntConnect 3.1, including a new name, international tools, new features, and new help tools.
Quick Overview of Changes & Features from TntConnect 3.1:
TntMPD has a new name
| • | TntMPD has a new name! Formerly "TntMPD", it is now called "TntConnect". This reflects that TntWare is now an independent ministry. "MPD®" is a term coined by Campus Crusade for Christ for their staff's support development efforts. Now that TntConnect is used by more than 12,000 missionaries in 500+ ministries, a name change is appropriate to reflect the broader audience. |
| • | The name is changed from TntMPD to TntConnect |
| • | The "MPD" tab is now called the "TNT" tab |
| • | The "MPD Phase" is now called the "TNT Phase" |
Multiple Currency Support
TntConnect now supports multiple currencies. TntConnect has always been an international product. It is currently available in 14 languages (including Italian and Greek... new to 3.1!). Many TntConnect users receive gifts from more than one country, and the new multi-currency features reflect that. There are several ways that multi-currency is displayed:
| • | The multiple currency feature can be turned on/off in Tools | Options | Currencies tab |
| • | Users will walk through a Quick Setup Guide when upgrading to 3.1, to help them identify their base currency, and add any additional currencies in which they may receive gifts |
| • | Users can now combine ALL TntConnect databases from other countries. (Previously, users would typically have a separate database for each currency, since the analysis tools did not work well in combined databases.) |
| • | Each contact has a default currency assigned on the TNT tab |
| • | When a gift is entered manually, the currency of the gift can be added |
| • | The gift display on the TNT tab (for the "Current Group") toggles between the "base currency" and any other currency you wish |
| • | The Contribution Report can be displayed in any currency in the database, or display any individual currency only |
Multiple Language Newsletters
Because many users who have multiple-country / multiple-currency databases will now merge them, this means they may also have multiple-language newsletter issues. TntConnect 3.1 allows users to identify one language for each contact. Then, when producing either the paper or email newsletter, you pick the language first, then select paper or email newsletter only for those who receive that language.
Read more about multiple-language newsletters.
Other Features and Fixes
| • | To help users navigate high-resolution monitors, TntConnect now offers a text zoom feature, allowing users to enlarge the font 125-150-175-200%. (Tools | Options | Installation tab) |
| • | In the "Log History" (either on the History tab or in the History View), you can now right-click on any item to "Log Reply" in case you want to add a follow-up history item to one already entered. |
| • | The Contribution Report can now be filtered by the Current Group. |
| • | The "User" fields on the User tab have always been flexible... you can either enter manually or pre-fill a list (in Tools | Options | User Fields tab). Now you can also require that those pre-entered values are the only ones. This can be useful in a team environment where TntConnect is used as a team fund-development tool. |
| • | TntConnect 3.1 also resolves a number of technical issues that were causing problems during the transition year from Campus Crusade for Christ to TntWare: |
| • | Compatible with Windows 10 |
| • | Compatible with Mac OS El Capitan |
| • | Resolves both the Google Maps error and the Google Login error to the TntConnect web site (which had been preventing users from logging in to download updates) |
| • | Resolves the "Microsoft Access 2010 Database Engine" error that many users would occasionally encounter. |
TntConnect Videos